Authon, Loir-et-Cher

Authon (French pronunciation: [ɔtɔ̃] or [otɔ̃]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France, next to Vendôme.

Authon
Commune
Church and town hall
Church and town hall
Coat of arms of Authon
Coat of arms
Location of Authon
Authon is located in France
Authon
Authon
Authon is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Authon
Authon
Coordinates: 47°38′40″N 0°53′52″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoir-et-Cher
ArrondissementVendôme
CantonMontoire-sur-le-Loir
IntercommunalityCA Territoires Vendômois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie-José Cintrat[1]
Area
1
32.26 km2 (12.46 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
742
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
41007 /41310
Elevation90–156 m (295–512 ft)
(avg. 135 m or 443 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.±%
1793 799—    
1800 900+12.6%
1806 841−6.6%
1821 986+17.2%
1831 901−8.6%
1836 945+4.9%
1841 934−1.2%
1846 991+6.1%
1851 993+0.2%
1856 1,003+1.0%
1861 992−1.1%
1866 960−3.2%
1872 943−1.8%
1876 1,023+8.5%
1881 1,016−0.7%
1886 1,131+11.3%
1891 1,103−2.5%
1896 1,019−7.6%
YearPop.±%
1901 1,047+2.7%
1906 1,022−2.4%
1911 989−3.2%
1921 891−9.9%
1926 916+2.8%
1931 901−1.6%
1936 869−3.6%
1946 883+1.6%
1954 858−2.8%
1962 767−10.6%
1968 767+0.0%
1975 691−9.9%
1982 699+1.2%
1990 700+0.1%
1999 697−0.4%
2006 642−7.9%
2009 624−2.8%
2015 710+13.8%

Economy

Economic activities are mainly agricultural, with some services including tourism (there are three castles, nature trails and a popular restaurant). A couple of streams run through the village's territory, including one facetiously named the Danube.

Personalities

The village has supplied a resistance hero, François de Brantes, and, in his daughter Anne-Aymone, a wife to former president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (d.2020). The latter is buried in Authon alongside his daughter Jacinte.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. "Family bids adieu to French ex-president Giscard d'Estaing in low-key ceremony". RFI. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
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