La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin
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| Coordinates: 47°53′26″N 1°50′27″E / 47.8906°N 1.8408°ECoordinates: 47°53′26″N 1°50′27″E / 47.8906°N 1.8408°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loiret |
| Arrondissement | Orléans |
| Canton | Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle |
| Intercommunality | Orléans Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Valérie Barthe Cheneau |
| Area 1 | 8.96 km2 (3.46 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 10,205 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Chapellois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 45075 /45380 |
| Elevation | 87–113 m (285–371 ft) |
| Website | www.ville-lachapellesaintmesmin.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl sɛ̃ mɛmɛ̃]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
The village is located in the natural region of France of the Loire Valley and in the metropolis of Orleans. It is one of the 22 town of Orléans Métropole. It notably hosts the glass production plant Duralex .
Geography[]
Location and neighboring municipalities[]
La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin is bordering the natural région of the Beauce, France.
The village is located 5,5 km west from Orléans[2] on the north shore of the Loire and 114,5 km south-south-west of Paris.[3]
The municipal territory is divided into five large parallel bands oriented south-west north-east and defined by successively five large borders that shape the village : the A10 motorway which separates the village from Ingré, the Orléans-Blois railway, the departmental route 2152, the hillside of the Loire (which defines the valley to the southwest and overhanging the river to the southeast) and the Loire.
History[]
Middle Ages[]
According to the legend, around the 6th century Saint Mesmin established a monastery at Micy, on the opposite site of the Loire river, and fought a dragon at Béraire (first name of the village).
On his death in 520, Saint Mesmin was buried in the cave under the Villa Berarii (Béraire).
Around 550, a first funeral basilica church was erected above the tomb of Saint Mesmin on the initiative of the viscount of Orléans, Agylus (Saint Ay).
Around 675, the relics of Saint Mesmin were transferred to Orléans.
Twin towns – sister cities[]
La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin is twinned with:
Newhaven, East Sussex, United Kingdom
See also[]
- Communes of the Loiret department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Orthodromie entre "Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin" et "Orléans"". le site lion1906 de Lionel Delvarre. Retrieved 4 August 2014..
- ^ "Orthodromie entre "Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin" et "Paris"". le site lion1906 de Lionel Delvarre. Retrieved 4 August 2014..
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