Saint-Martin-des-Bois

Saint-Martin-des-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ de bwa]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.[3] Saint-Martin-du-Bois is situated in the Gironde department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.[4] Saint-Martin-du-Bois is in the south-west of France at 32 kilometres from Bordeaux, the department capital (general information: Saint-Martin-du-Bois is 470 kilometres from Paris).

Saint-Martin-des-Bois
Commune
Church of Saint-Martin
Church of Saint-Martin
Coat of arms of Saint-Martin-des-Bois
Location of Saint-Martin-des-Bois
Saint-Martin-des-Bois is located in France
Saint-Martin-des-Bois
Saint-Martin-des-Bois
Saint-Martin-des-Bois is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Martin-des-Bois
Saint-Martin-des-Bois
Coordinates: 47°43′24″N 0°49′41″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoir-et-Cher
ArrondissementVendôme
CantonMontoire-sur-le-Loir
IntercommunalityCA Territoires Vendômois
Government
  Mayor (20202026) David Corbeau[1]
Area
1
36.4 km2 (14.1 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
574
  Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
41225 /41800
Elevation60–156 m (197–512 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793562    
1806545−3.0%
1821958+75.8%
18311,054+10.0%
18411,027−2.6%
18511,027+0.0%
1861974−5.2%
1872929−4.6%
1881996+7.2%
18911,016+2.0%
19011,005−1.1%
1911965−4.0%
YearPop.±%
1921907−6.0%
1931898−1.0%
1946837−6.8%
1954750−10.4%
1962760+1.3%
1968755−0.7%
1975686−9.1%
1982603−12.1%
1990597−1.0%
1999589−1.3%
2006596+1.2%
2015601+0.8%

Sights

The Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Georges-du-Bois is adjacent to the village centre. The historic church of St. Martin possesses an open narthex.

See also

References


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