Beaune-la-Rolande
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| Beaune-la-Rolande | ||
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  Beaune-la-Rolande | ||
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Location within Centre region  Beaune-la-Rolande | ||
| Coordinates: 48°04′14″N 2°25′48″E / 48.0706°N 2.43°ECoordinates: 48°04′14″N 2°25′48″E / 48.0706°N 2.43°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Centre | |
| Department | Loiret | |
| Arrondissement | Pithiviers | |
| Canton | Beaune-la-Rolande | |
| Intercommunality | Beaunois | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Claude Renucci | |
| Area | ||
| • Land1 | 20.55 km2 (7.93 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009) | ||
| • Population2 | 2,039 | |
| • Population2 Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 45030 / 45340 | |
| Elevation | 91–119 m (299–390 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Beaune-la-Rolande is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
History
On 28 November 1870 it was the site of a battle during the Franco-Prussian War, in which the noted French impressionist painter Frédéric Bazille was killed.
During the Second World War, it was the site of the Nazi Beaune-la-Rolande internment camp for Jews.
Different view of Saint-Martin church
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 2,028 | — |
| 1800 | 2,057 | +1.4% |
| 1806 | 2,062 | +0.2% |
| 1821 | 2,169 | +5.2% |
| 1831 | 2,119 | −2.3% |
| 1836 | 2,128 | +0.4% |
| 1841 | 2,122 | −0.3% |
| 1846 | 2,174 | +2.5% |
| 1851 | 2,131 | −2.0% |
| 1856 | 2,055 | −3.6% |
| 1861 | 1,987 | −3.3% |
| 1866 | 1,962 | −1.3% |
| 1872 | 1,818 | −7.3% |
| 1876 | 1,967 | +8.2% |
| 1881 | 1,874 | −4.7% |
| 1886 | 1,845 | −1.5% |
| 1891 | 1,792 | −2.9% |
| 1896 | 1,753 | −2.2% |
| 1901 | 1,860 | +6.1% |
| 1906 | 1,776 | −4.5% |
| 1911 | 1,762 | −0.8% |
| 1921 | 1,620 | −8.1% |
| 1926 | 1,695 | +4.6% |
| 1931 | 1,703 | +0.5% |
| 1936 | 1,746 | +2.5% |
| 1946 | 1,765 | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 1,721 | −2.5% |
| 1962 | 1,758 | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 1,792 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 1,929 | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 1,928 | −0.1% |
| 1990 | 1,877 | −2.6% |
| 1999 | 2,097 | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 2,073 | −1.1% |
| 2009 | 2,039 | −1.6% |
See also
References
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