Chaumont-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [ʃomɔ̃ syʁ lwaʁ], lit. 'Chaumont on Loire'), commonly known as Chaumont, is a commune and town in the Loir-et-Cher department and the administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France,[3] known for its historical defensive walls and its castle.
Chaumont-sur-Loire | |
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Castle of Chaumont | |
Coordinates: 47°28′51″N 1°11′11″E / 47.4808°N 1.1864°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Loir-et-Cher |
Arrondissement | Blois |
Canton | Blois-3 |
Intercommunality | Blois Agglopolys |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Baptiste Marseault[1] |
Area 1 | 26.84 km2 (10.36 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,086 |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 41045 /41150 |
Elevation | 61–114 m (200–374 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire
editThe castle was founded by Odo 1 (973-996), Count of Blois. At each epoch of French history the Château has been owned, rented or visited by significant persons in French and European history. In the period between the late enlightenment and the romantic period, Germaine de Staël was resident from April to August 1810. Many famous guests visited the lively and politically active Madame de Staël including Madame Récamier, Adelbert von Chamisso, the counts of Sabran and Salaberry as well as the author of "Adolphe", Benjamin Constant.[4]
Gallery
editChaumont Garden Festival
editPopulation
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Source: EHESS (1793-1999)[5] and INSEE[6] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Chateau de Chamont-Sur-Loire, Arts and Nature centre. http://www.domaine-chaumont.fr/en
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Chaumont-sur-Loire, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE