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Romorantin-Lanthenay
Romorantin-Lanthenay | ||
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Commune | ||
 Centre of town and the Sauldre | ||
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Location of Romorantin-Lanthenay | ||
  Romorantin-Lanthenay Show map of France  Romorantin-Lanthenay Show map of Centre-Val de Loire | ||
| Coordinates: 47°21′32″N 1°44′37″E / 47.3589°N 1.7436°E / 47.3589; 1.7436Coordinates: 47°21′32″N 1°44′37″E / 47.3589°N 1.7436°E / 47.3589; 1.7436 | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Romorantin-Lanthenay | |
| Canton | Romorantin-Lanthenay | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal} (2014–2020) |
Jeanny Lorgeoux | |
| Area 1 |
45.31 km2 (17.49 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014)2 |
28,295 | |
| • Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
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| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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INSEE/Postal code |
41194 /41200 |
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| Elevation | 84–121 m (276–397 ft) (avg. 88 m or 289 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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Romorantin-Lanthenay (French pronunciation: [ʁɔmɔʁɑ̃tɛ̃ lɑ̃tənɛ]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France.
Contents
1 History
2 Transportation
3 Population
4 Personalities
5 Sport
5.1 Twin towns
6 See also
7 Notes
8 External links
History
The current commune is the result of the merger, on 29 May 1961, of the former communes of Romorantin and Lanthenay.
Transportation
Romorantin-Lanthenay is served by the A85 autoroute and the TER Centre regional rail network (Chemin de Fer du Blanc-Argent).
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 5,872 | — |
| 1806 | 6,320 | +7.6% |
| 1821 | 6,970 | +10.3% |
| 1831 | 6,985 | +0.2% |
| 1841 | 7,259 | +3.9% |
| 1851 | 8,062 | +11.1% |
| 1861 | 7,642 | −5.2% |
| 1872 | 7,602 | −0.5% |
| 1881 | 8,010 | +5.4% |
| 1891 | 7,812 | −2.5% |
| 1901 | 8,130 | +4.1% |
| 1911 | 8,102 | −0.3% |
| 1921 | 7,754 | −4.3% |
| 1931 | 7,550 | −2.6% |
| 1946 | 7,900 | +4.6% |
| 1954 | 8,040 | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 11,777 | +46.5% |
| 1968 | 14,096 | +19.7% |
| 1975 | 16,719 | +18.6% |
| 1982 | 17,692 | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 17,865 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 18,350 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 17,572 | −4.2% |
| 2014 | 17,459 | −0.6% |
Personalities
Martha Broissier was made famous around the year of 1578 for her feigned demonic possession.
Sport
Between 6 July and 22 July 2007 Sologne Aerodrome was used for the Women's World Gliding Championships.[1]
Romorantin was home to former French automobile firm Matra.
Every year during the last weekend in October, a gastronomy festival is held in Romorantin. First held in 1978, "Les Journées Gastronomiques de Sologne" now attracts around 13,000 visitors.
Davy Jeanney, a two-time winner in the World Rallycross Championship, lives in Romorantin-Lanthenay.
Twin towns
Romorantin-Lanthenay is twinned with:
Long Eaton, United Kingdom
Langen, Hesse, Germany
Aranda de Duero, Castilla y León, Spain
Hollywood, Florida, United States
See also
- Sologne
Sauldre River
SO Romorantin, association football team
Stade Jules Ladoumègue, a stadium in Romorantin-Lanthenay
Notes
^ http://www.wwgc2007.org/
External links
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Official website (in French)
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