Saint-Cyr-en-Val

Saint-Cyr-en-Val
Commune
Château de la Motte

Coat of arms
Saint-Cyr-en-Val
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Saint-Cyr-en-Val
Coordinates: 47°49′51″N 1°58′13″E / 47.8308°N 1.9703°E / 47.8308; 1.9703Coordinates: 47°49′51″N 1°58′13″E / 47.8308°N 1.9703°E / 47.8308; 1.9703
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Loiret
Arrondissement Orléans
Canton La Ferté-Saint-Aubin
Intercommunality Orléans Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2005–2008) Christian Braux
Area1 44.23 km2 (17.08 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 3,024
 • Density 68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 45272 /45590
Elevation 92–126 m (302–413 ft)
(avg. 116 m or 381 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.

Saint-Cyr-en-Val is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. The writer Michèle Desbordes (1940–2006) was born in Saint-Cyr-en-Val.

Demographics

Historical population of Saint-Cyr-en-Val
Year1962196819751982199019992012
Population8721,1421,5552,3732,8833,2513,024
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

History

  • A religious community of canons took place in this city in 1002.
  • Jeanne of Arc came in this city on April 29, 1429.

Twin town

Saint-Cyr-en-Val is twinned with Germany Bliesen, Germany

Economy

Around 80 companies are located in the industrial estate "La Sausaye".

Places to see

  • Château de la Motte (La Motte Castle)
  • Château de Morchêne and its forest
Château de Morchêne
  • Saint Sulpice Church
Église Saint Sulpice

See also

References


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