Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ siʁ syʁ lwaʁ] , literally Saint-Cyr on Loire) is a commune in the department of Indre-et-Loire in central France.[3]
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| Coordinates: 47°23′56″N 0°40′02″E / 47.399015°N 0.667328°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Tours |
| Canton | Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire |
| Intercommunality | Tours Métropole Val de Loire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Briand[1] |
| Area 1 | 13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 17,004 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37214 /37540 |
| Elevation | 45–101 m (148–331 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is located northwest of Tours on the other side of the Loire. It is the third largest city in the Indre-et-Loire department, behind Tours and Joué-lès-Tours.
Population
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Education
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The commune has:
- Five public and private preschools (écoles maternelles) with a combined total of 500 students: Jean Moulin, Honoré de Balzac-Anatole France, Charles Perrault, Périgourd, and Saint-Joseph (private)[6]
- Four public elementary schools with a combined total of about 700 students: République, Roland Engerand, Honoré de Balzac – Anatole France, and Périgourd; and 140 students at the Saint-Joseph private elementary[6]
- Two junior high schools (collèges) with a combined total of 700 students: Henri Bergson and Béchéllerie[7]
Two senior high schools/sixth-form colleges in Tours, Lycée Choiseul and Lycée Jacques de Vaucanson, serve students in this commune.[7]
The Lycée Konan de Touraine-France, a private Japanese international school,[8] operated in the commune from 1991 to 2013.[9]
The École Japonaise Compleméntaire en Touraine (トゥレーヌ補習授業校 Tūrēnu Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a part-time Japanese supplementary school, is held in the École Republique in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire.[10]
International relations
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Personalities
edit- Anatole France died here.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ a b "Ecoles." Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire. Retrieved on September 4, 2016.
- ^ a b "L’enseignement du second degré." Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire. Retrieved on September 4, 2016.
- ^ Home page. Lycée Konan de Touraine-France. Retrieved on 2 January 2014. "57–63 Rue de la Gaudiniere 37540 Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, France"
- ^ Denis, Pascal. "Lycée Konan : la fin d'un " rêve "." La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest. 25 October 2012. Retrieved on 2 January 2014. Archived January 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "欧州の補習授業校一覧（平成25年4月15日現在）" (Archive). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Retrieved on May 10, 2014. "c/o École Republique 64 Avenue Republique 37540 St. Cyr sur Loire FRANCE"
- ^ "Home". newarktwinning.co.uk. 2009. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ Anatole France, The Nobel Prize
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