Cloyes-sur-le-Loir (French pronunciation: [klwa syʁ lə lwaʁ], literally Cloyes on the Loir) is a former commune on the River Loir, a few kilometres south of the town of Châteaudun in the department of Eure-et-Loir in northern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières.[2]
Cloyes-sur-le-Loir | |
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Part of Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières | |
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Location of Cloyes-sur-le-Loir  | |
  Cloyes-sur-le-Loir  Cloyes-sur-le-Loir | |
| Coordinates: 47°59′52″N 1°14′09″E / 47.9978°N 1.2358°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir |
| Arrondissement | Châteaudun |
| Canton | Brou |
| Commune | Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières |
| Area 1 | 19.85 km2 (7.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 2,668 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 28220 |
| Elevation | 92–152 m (302–499 ft) (avg. 105 m or 344 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 2,315 | — |
| 1968 | 2,478 | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 2,552 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 2,653 | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 2,593 | −2.3% |
| 1999 | 2,636 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 2,676 | +1.5% |
Personalities
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It was the home of Stephen of Cloyes, a leader of the Children's Crusade. Mezzo-soprano Juliette Borghèse was born in the town.[3]
See also
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edit- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 25 May 2016 (in French)
- ^ "Juliette Borghèse". Artlyriquefr.fr. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
External links
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- Official website (in French)
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