Villedieu-le-Château
Villedieu-le-Château | |
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| Coordinates: 47°43′15″N 0°38′56″E / 47.7208°N 0.6489°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher |
| Arrondissement | Vendôme |
| Canton | Montoire-sur-le-Loir |
| Intercommunality | CA Territoires Vendômois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Verite[1] |
| Area 1 | 29.65 km2 (11.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 387 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 41279 /41800 |
| Elevation | 60–133 m (197–436 ft) (avg. 125 m or 410 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Villedieu-le-Château (French pronunciation: [vildjø lə ʃɑto]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France.
Geography
[edit]Villedieu-le-Château borders the commune of La Chartre-sur-le-Loir (Sarthe) and marks the most eastern extension of the department and of the Bas-Vendômois. The Niclos stream traverses the commune.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 719 | — |
| 1975 | 605 | −2.44% |
| 1982 | 553 | −1.28% |
| 1990 | 462 | −2.22% |
| 1999 | 420 | −1.05% |
| 2007 | 409 | −0.33% |
| 2012 | 409 | +0.00% |
| 2017 | 414 | +0.24% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
[edit]The village is dominated by the medieval fortified enceinte of a ruined medieval monastic foundation established by the Abbey of the Trinity at Vendôme. The cult of Our Lady of Pity was transferred to the 15th-century parish church, which possesses early painting on wood, and which is the site of an annual pilgrimage in September.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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