Saint-Viâtre
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| Saint-Viâtre | |
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  Saint-Viâtre | |
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Location within Centre region  Saint-Viâtre | |
| Coordinates: 47°31′27″N 1°56′03″E / 47.5242°N 1.9342°ECoordinates: 47°31′27″N 1°56′03″E / 47.5242°N 1.9342°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher |
| Arrondissement | Romorantin-Lanthenay |
| Canton | Salbris |
| Intercommunality | Sologne des étangs |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008-2014) | Christian Léonard |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 89.79 km2 (34.67 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | |
| • Population2 | 1,157 |
| • Population2 Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 41231 / 41210 |
| Elevation |
92–132 m (302–433 ft) (avg. 108 m or 354 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. | |
Saint-Viâtre is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher département of central France.
History
The village was originally called Tremblevif, from the Latin for "aspen" and "village", but suggesting in the popular imagination a place prone to swamp fever and trembling limbs. In 1854, worried that outsiders might be put off, the villagers successfully petitioned to change the name to Saint-Viâtre [1] in honour of a hermit, traditionally known as Viâtre, who had lived in the forests of Sologne. His tomb is in the crypt of the village church.
See also
References
- ↑ Graham Robb, The Discovery of France, Picador, London (2007), p.304, quoting Onésime Reclus. France, Algérie et colonies (1866), p.133
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