Saumur

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Administration
Commune of Saumur The château at Saumur
Location
Coordinates	47.270° N 0.068° W
Country	France
Région	Pays de la Loire
Département	Maine-et-Loire (sous-préfecture)
Arrondissement	Saumur
Canton	Chief town of 2 cantons
Intercommunality	Saumur Loire Développement
Mayor	Jean-Michel Marchand (2001-2008)
Statistics
Altitude	20 m–95 m (avg. 30 m)
Land area¹	66,35 km²
Population² (1999)	29,857
- Density (1999)	450/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	49328/ 49400
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

Saumur is a town and commune in the Maine-et-Loire département of France on the Loire River at 47.269° N 0.068° W, with an approximate population of 30,000 as of 2001.

1 Miscellaneous
- 1.1 Births
2 Twin towns
3 Related usages
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Miscellaneous

Saumur is home to the Cadre Noir, the École Nationale d'Equitation (National School of Horsemanship), known for its annual horse shows, as well as the officer school for armored forces (tanks).

The School of Saumur is the name used to denote a distinctive form of Reformed theology taught by Moses Amyraut at the University of Saumur in the 17th century.

[edit] Births

Saumur was the birthplace of:

Anne Lefèvre (1654-1720), better known during her lifetime as Madame Dacier, scholar and translator of classics
Charles Ernest Beulé (1826-1874), archeologist
Coco Chanel (1883-1971), internationally renowned fashion designer
Yves Robert, (1920-2002), actor, composer, director, writer, producer
Fanny Ardant, (b. 1949), actress
Dominique Pinon, (b. 1955), actor

[edit] Twin towns

Saumur is twinned with:

Verden, Germany
Warwick, England
Havelberg, Germany
Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Ruşeţu, Romania

[edit] Related usages

Saumur is an appelation for wines produced in the Saumur region.
Saumur is the title of a song from hard rock band Trust (whose lyrics express their poor opinion of the city: narrow-minded, bourgeois and militaristic).