Lumeau

Lumeau
Commune
Lumeau
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Lumeau
Coordinates: 48°07′00″N 1°47′11″E / 48.1167°N 1.7864°E / 48.1167; 1.7864Coordinates: 48°07′00″N 1°47′11″E / 48.1167°N 1.7864°E / 48.1167; 1.7864
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Eure-et-Loir
Arrondissement Châteaudun
Canton Voves
Intercommunality Beauce d'Orgères
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Charlie Peillon
Area1 15.28 km2 (5.90 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 187
 • Density 12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 28221 /28140
Elevation 120–134 m (394–440 ft)
(avg. 123 m or 404 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Lumeau is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France, between Chartres and Orléans.

Geography

Lumeau is situated in the Beauce agricultural plain, 34 km north from Orléans, 39 km north-east from Châteaudun, 50 km south of Chartres and 111 km south of Paris.

History

Lumeau has roots as a Gaulish village in the Carnutes territory. It was inhabited long before Roman times. Its name derives from the Gallic elm (Ulmus) and is of Celtic origin. It is crossed by an old Roman road. It is cited in an Act of Charles the Bald (about AD 877).

In 1963, in Neuvilliers hamlet of Lumeau, a tomb was discovered, including a gallery and a circular room dating from the 12th century, which are part of a very important network dating from the Middle Ages.

During the Hundred Years' War, especially in 1361, the British occupied the nearby castle.

From 1785 to 1792 isolated farms suffered attacks from a criminal gang referred to as the 'Chauffeurs d'Orgères' (burners from Orgères).

During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, Lumeau was in the middle of the Loigny-Poupry battlefield, between the French Armée de la Loire and the Bavarian and Prussian troops. The battle spread over the municipalities of Guillonville, Loigny, Lumeau and Poupry on 2 December 1870. Lumeau was mainly involved in combat events from November 29 to December 3, 1870, while further rescue activities took place from December 2, 1870 to February 18, 1871.

A memorial was built in 1873 in Neuvilliers hamlet where French troops were stationed. It is a white obelisk with a height of eight meters over an ossuary (containing thousands of human remains) under a granite basement surrounded by a chain.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793484—    
1800413−14.7%
1851501+21.3%
1901482−3.8%
1946320−33.6%
1954313−2.2%
1962267−14.7%
1968297+11.2%
1975229−22.9%
1982194−15.3%
1990179−7.7%
1999177−1.1%
2008187+5.6%
Extract from Cassini map (1757)
Map of Lumeau and neighbourhood (2012)

Transport

The distances between Lumeau and its neighbouring towns are as follows:

  • Loigny-la-Bataille 4 km
  • Poupry 4 km
  • Terminiers 5 km
  • Artenay 8 km
  • Road access from motorway A10 (8 km from exit 13), from roads N20/D2020, N&54/D954, D10, D3.9, D19
  • Train station at Artenay: TER Centre-Val de Loire (line from Paris-Austerlitz to Orléans)
  • Public transport: Transbeauce ligne 2 Orléans- Chartres

See also

References


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