Meung-sur-Loire
Meung-sur-Loire | |
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 Château of Meung-sur-Loire | |
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Location of Meung-sur-Loire  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°49′46″N 1°41′57″E / 47.8294°N 1.6992°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loiret |
| Arrondissement | Orléans |
| Canton | Meung-sur-Loire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Aurore Caro[1] |
| Area 1 | 20.35 km2 (7.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 6,567 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 45203 /45130 |
| Elevation | 82–113 m (269–371 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| Website | Official website |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Meung-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [mœ̃ syʁ lwaʁ]) is a commune in the Loiret department, north-central France.
It was the site of the Battle of Meung-sur-Loire in 1429.
Geography
Meung-sur-Loire lies 15 km to the west of Orléans on the north bank of the river Loire at the confluence with the river Mauves. The Mauves, actually three rivers, have their source in the water table of the productive agricultural region of the Beauce.
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The Loire at Meung-sur-Loire -
The Mauve in Meung-sur-Loire
History
There is evidence of mesolithic settlements at « Mousseau » and « La Haute-Murée ».[3]
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During the 12th century the church was rebuilt in the gothic style, and fortified accommodation for the abbot built alongside.
The river defined the town, in 1857, 38 mills had the right to use the waters of the rivers to power themselves.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 4,116 | — |
| 1975 | 4,601 | +1.60% |
| 1982 | 5,604 | +2.86% |
| 1990 | 5,993 | +0.84% |
| 1999 | 6,254 | +0.47% |
| 2007 | 6,137 | −0.24% |
| 2012 | 6,115 | −0.07% |
| 2017 | 6,440 | +1.04% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Fiction
In fiction, it has been described by
Points of interest
- The town is twinned with Lymm in Cheshire, England
- Arboretum des Prés des Culands
- Château de Meung-sur-Loire
Notable residents
- Jean de Meun (c. 1240 – c. 1305), author of the Roman de la Rose
- Maurice Larrouy (1882–1939), winner of the 1917 Prix Femina, died in Meung
- Gaston Couté (1880-1911), french libertarian poet and song-writer lived here in his childhood and is buried in Meung. A museum in the local of the library is dedicated to his life and works.
- Alain Corneau (1943-2010), film director and writer was born in Meung-sur-Loire.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Rozoy (Dr J.-G.) – 1978 – Les derniers chasseurs. L'Epipaléolithique en France et en Belgique. Essai de synthèse. Charleville, Rozoy éd., 30 cm, 3 vol., 1500 p., 6500 objets figurés.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Maigret Returns
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