Montlouis-sur-Loire
Montlouis-sur-Loire | ||
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The church of Saint-Laurent, in Montlouis-sur-Loire | ||
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Location within Centre region ![]() ![]() Montlouis-sur-Loire | ||
Coordinates: 47°23′21″N 0°49′41″E / 47.3892°N 0.8281°ECoordinates: 47°23′21″N 0°49′41″E / 47.3892°N 0.8281°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire | |
Department | Indre-et-Loire | |
Arrondissement | Tours | |
Canton | Montlouis-sur-Loire | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Jacques Filleul | |
Area1 | 24.55 km2 (9.48 sq mi) | |
Population (2009)2 | 10,448 | |
• Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 37156 / 37270 | |
Elevation | 46–97 m (151–318 ft) | |
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. |
Montlouis-sur-Loire is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
The name was Laudiacum mons under Roman province Lugdunensis III.[1]
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1793 | 2,236 | — |
1800 | 2,571 | +15.0% |
1806 | 2,409 | −6.3% |
1821 | 2,296 | −4.7% |
1831 | 2,443 | +6.4% |
1836 | 2,379 | −2.6% |
1841 | 2,274 | −4.4% |
1846 | 2,326 | +2.3% |
1851 | 2,361 | +1.5% |
1856 | 2,166 | −8.3% |
1861 | 2,214 | +2.2% |
1866 | 2,190 | −1.1% |
1872 | 2,181 | −0.4% |
1876 | 2,175 | −0.3% |
1881 | 2,232 | +2.6% |
1886 | 2,247 | +0.7% |
1891 | 2,170 | −3.4% |
1896 | 2,053 | −5.4% |
1901 | 2,091 | +1.9% |
1906 | 2,133 | +2.0% |
1911 | 2,127 | −0.3% |
1921 | 2,070 | −2.7% |
1926 | 2,039 | −1.5% |
1931 | 2,061 | +1.1% |
1936 | 2,115 | +2.6% |
1946 | 2,350 | +11.1% |
1954 | 2,710 | +15.3% |
1962 | 3,569 | +31.7% |
1968 | 4,169 | +16.8% |
1975 | 5,692 | +36.5% |
1982 | 6,932 | +21.8% |
1990 | 8,309 | +19.9% |
1999 | 9,657 | +16.2% |
2006 | 10,282 | +6.5% |
2009 | 10,448 | +1.6% |
Events
Since 1987, the city hosts the month of September Jazz Festival in Touraine. In 2010, more than 20,000 people, 5 over a period of 10 days. To organize this event, an association was created in 1990 so that the festival can take its autonomy vis-à-vis the municipality. Today, about 200 volunteers involved in the organization.
Sights
- Chateau of Bourdaisière: It currently houses the Conservatory of tomato ( about 500 varieties).
- St. Lawrence Church: The original building was replaced late XI- XII start a single-nave church, which still remain the base of the tower and arched ass oven choir. The inscription " French Republic " was performed on the facade to 1881. On the left gable is visible a graffito of a barge, ex- voto Petty dating from the late seventeenth century. The church also has stained glass windows of the twentieth century, one depicting the bombing of the bridge Montlouis -sur -Loire in May-June 1944, directed by the master glassmaker Fournier .
- The rectory, former mansion of the sixteenth century listed historical monument in 1927 would have sheltered the loves of Henri IV and Gabrielle d' Estrées . Ornate dormers and gables topped with sculpted seams of a shell, the building reflects the art of the Renaissance.
- Maison de la Loire: Museum dedicated to the Loire.
- The Heart city district: Great neighborhood 'green' in the center of the city consists of buildings for rental ( social landlord ) and the sale . Individual homes, businesses and a large media center .
- The hiking trail GR 3, the pilgrimage to Compostela Via Turonensis and the circuit of the Loire by bike through Montlouis .
- Two railway bridges, built in 1846 and in 1989, crossing the Loire Montlouis height .
See also
References
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