Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire
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Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire | |
Coordinates: 47°48′37″N 2°18′24″E / 47.8103°N 2.3067°ECoordinates: 47°48′37″N 2°18′24″E / 47.8103°N 2.3067°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Loiret |
Arrondissement | Orléans |
Canton | Sully-sur-Loire |
Intercommunality | Val de Sully |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Burgevin |
Area 1 | 18.27 km2 (7.05 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 2,017 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 45270 /45730 |
Elevation | 105–115 m (344–377 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bənwa syʁ lwaʁ], literally Saint-Benoît on Loire) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
Monastery[]
This town hosts the Abbaye de Fleury, also known as the Abbaye de Saint Benoît (Saint Benedict Abbey). Founded around 630, it is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule. In 660, the remains of Saint Benedict of Nursia were transferred to Saint Benoît from Monte Cassino by Mommolin of Fleury.
The monastery, known for the Fleury Playbook, was pillaged and damaged multiple times over the course of history, including during the Norman conquests and the French Revolution. The current abbey church is in the Romanesque style and dates from the eleventh century. A community of approximately 40 monks currently resides in the monastery.
See also[]
- Communes of the Loiret department
- Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire. |
Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article St Benoît-sur-Loire. |
- Town council website (in French)
- Communes of Loiret
- Carnutes
- Loiret geography stubs