Lavardin, Loir-et-Cher

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Lavardin
Commune
The 14th-century bridge and 15th-18th-century château
The 14th-century bridge and 15th-18th-century château
Coat of arms of Lavardin
Coat of arms
Location of Lavardin
Lavardin is located in France
Lavardin
Lavardin
Coordinates: 47°44′33″N 0°53′13″E / 47.7425°N 0.8869°E / 47.7425; 0.8869Coordinates: 47°44′33″N 0°53′13″E / 47.7425°N 0.8869°E / 47.7425; 0.8869
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoir-et-Cher
ArrondissementVendôme
CantonMontoire-sur-le-Loir
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thiérry Fleury[1]
Area
1
6.71 km2 (2.59 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
180
 • Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
41113 /41800
Elevation63–146 m (207–479 ft)
(avg. 71 m or 233 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lavardin is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.

It is located on the banks of the river Loir.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793477—    
1806440−7.8%
1821473+7.5%
1831538+13.7%
1841534−0.7%
1851497−6.9%
1861433−12.9%
1872410−5.3%
1881443+8.0%
1891455+2.7%
1901394−13.4%
1911352−10.7%
YearPop.±%
1921359+2.0%
1931342−4.7%
1946322−5.8%
1954273−15.2%
1962293+7.3%
1968268−8.5%
1975222−17.2%
1982256+15.3%
1990245−4.3%
1999262+6.9%
2008217−17.2%
2013195−10.1%

Sights[]

Lavardin is classified as one of the most beautiful villages of France thanks to the ruins of its mediaeval castle (see main article: Château de Lavardin), its Gothic church and frescoes, its houses and the ancient bridge. The village has been frequented by renowned painters since about 1900, most notably Busson and Sauvage.

Early history[]

Salomon I of Lavardin became lord of Lavardin around 1030, and his descendants ruled there for the next three centuries.[3]:133 The church of St. Genest in Lavardin was built in the mid-to-late eleventh century, but the existence of a prior Merovingian cemetery on the site attests to the village's existence for several centuries prior to Salomon's reign.[3]:133, 147[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Livingstone, Amy (2012). "Piecing together the fragments: Telling the lives of the ladies of Lavardin through image and text". In Goldy, Charlotte Newman; Livingstone, Amy (eds.). Writing medieval women's lives. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780230114555. OCLC 769987234.
  4. ^ Schweitz, Daniel; Schweitz, Arlett (1981). "Le Château de Lavardin". Congrès archéologique de France. 139: 218.

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