Lamotte-Beuvron
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Coordinates: 47°36′10″N 2°01′32″E / 47.6028°N 2.0256°ECoordinates: 47°36′10″N 2°01′32″E / 47.6028°N 2.0256°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Loir-et-Cher |
Arrondissement | Romorantin-Lanthenay |
Canton | La Sologne |
Intercommunality | Cœur de Sologne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Bioulac |
Area 1 | 23.34 km2 (9.01 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 4,688 |
• Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 41106 /41600 |
Elevation | 106–146 m (348–479 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Lamotte-Beuvron (French pronunciation: [lamɔt bøvʁɔ̃]) is a town and commune of about 5000 inhabitants in the Loir-et-Cher department of Centre-Val de Loire, France. The town is located in the natural region of Sologne on the banks of the Beuvron river, about 30 km south of Orléans.
The French Federal Equestrian Park, one of the largest in Europe, is based in Lamotte-Beuvron.[2] Each July, the Federal Equestrian Park hosts the French Pony Championship, in which more than 15,000 participants compete.[3] It also houses the permanent offices of the French Equestrian Federation[4] and, since 2009, the Bureau of the National Association of the French Riding Pony.[5]
Lamotte-Beuvron is in the heart of ","[6][7] a forested area stretching over 1,930 square miles and containing hundreds of ponds, making the region a popular destination for hunting and fishing. Sologne is one of the richest regions in France in big game (including deer and wild boar) and game birds (including pheasants, doves and pigeons, and woodcocks.)
The town is the birthplace of the Tarte Tatin dessert, an upside-down apple pastry named after the Tatin sisters, who created it at their , across the street from the Lamotte-Beuvron railway station.[8]
Lamotte-Beuvron's motto is "Hill yesterday, Mountain tomorrow" (« Motte hier, Mont demain ») which expresses the confidence of the residents in the expansion of the city.[9]
Lamotte-Beuvron is the "sister city" of Paris, Kentucky in the United States.[10]
Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1793 | 346 | — |
1806 | 371 | +7.2% |
1821 | 486 | +31.0% |
1831 | 547 | +12.6% |
1841 | 635 | +16.1% |
1851 | 812 | +27.9% |
1861 | 1,312 | +61.6% |
1872 | 1,680 | +28.0% |
1881 | 2,002 | +19.2% |
1891 | 2,202 | +10.0% |
1901 | 2,285 | +3.8% |
1911 | 2,702 | +18.2% |
1921 | 2,455 | −9.1% |
1931 | 2,671 | +8.8% |
1946 | 3,421 | +28.1% |
1954 | 3,321 | −2.9% |
1962 | 3,703 | +11.5% |
1968 | 4,073 | +10.0% |
1975 | 4,475 | +9.9% |
1982 | 4,345 | −2.9% |
1990 | 4,247 | −2.3% |
1999 | 4,251 | +0.1% |
2008 | 4,610 | +8.4% |
2013 | 4,798 | +4.1% |
Gallery[]
The channel of the Sauldre.
Town hall.
War memorial
Sainte-Anne church
Railway bridge on the Beuvron
Lamotte-Beuvron railway station
Castle Saint-Maurice
Federal Equestrian Park
War memorial and Sainte-Anne church
See also[]
- Tarte Tatin
- Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department
- The works of Jean Fréour Sculptures in St Anne's church
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Le Parc Equestre Federal official site
- ^ Le Parc Equestre Federal official site
- ^ FFE official site
- ^ ANPFS official site Archived 2016-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Grande Sologne site
- ^ Lamotte-Beuvron official site
- ^ Lamotte-Beuvron official site, retrieved 19 April 2016
- ^ Lamotte-Beuvron official site Archived 2016-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://paris.ky.gov/SisterCity.aspx
External links[]
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- Communes of Loir-et-Cher
- Orléanais
- Loir-et-Cher geography stubs