Vendôme
Vendôme | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 47°47′37″N 1°03′59″E / 47.7936°N 1.0664°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Loir-et-Cher |
Arrondissement | Vendôme |
Canton | Vendôme |
Intercommunality | CA Territoires Vendômois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Brillard[1] |
Area 1 | 23.89 km2 (9.22 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 15,747 |
• Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 41269 /41100 |
Elevation | 76–141 m (249–463 ft) (avg. 82 m or 269 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Vendôme (/vɒ̃ˈdoʊm/, French: [vɑ̃dom] ⓘ) is a subprefecture of the department of Loir-et-Cher, France. It is also the department's third-biggest commune with 15,856 inhabitants (2019).
It is one of the main towns along the river Loir. The river divides itself at the entrance of Vendôme, intersecting it into numerous different arms. The town has a rich medieval history and many historical monuments.
History
Vendôme (in
The succession passed by various marriages to the houses of Nevers, Preuilly and Montoire.
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The comte de Rochambeau, leader of 6,000 French troops in the American Revolutionary War, was born in Vendôme.
Place Vendôme in Paris had been the site of the Hôtel de Vendôme, a mansion which belonged to César de Bourbon, the illegitimate son of Henry IV and his mistress Gabrielle d'Estrées.
Geography
Vendôme is located 22 miles (35 kilometres) northwest of the city of Blois and 40 minutes from Paris by TGV train (Vendôme-Villiers-sur-Loir TGV station). The town lies on the river Loir, which here divides into numerous arms intersecting the town.
Administration
Vendôme is the capital of the arrondissement of Vendôme in the Loir-et-Cher department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. It has a tribunal of first instance.[citation needed]
Population
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Sights
On the south, it is overlooked by an eminence on which stand the ruins of the castle of the
Other monuments are: the old gate, the Porte Saint-Georges; its river front is composed of two large crenelated and machicolated towers, connected by a pavilion, and the ancient hospital of Saint-Jacques that afterwards became a college of the
Twin towns – sister cities
Vendôme is twinned with:[6][7]
- Gevelsberg, Germany
- Hampton, United States
- Rizhao, China
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Vendôme". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 982. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Vendôme, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Relations internationales". vendome.eu (in French). Vendôme. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Vendome, France". sistercities-hamptonva.org. Sister Cities of Hampton, Inc. Retrieved 10 May 2021.