Loudun

Loudun (/lˈdʌn/; French pronunciation: [lu.dœ̃]; Poitevin: Loudin) is a commune in the Vienne department and the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, western France.

Loudun
Porte du Martray in Loudun
Porte du Martray in Loudun
Coat of arms of Loudun
Location of Loudun
Loudun is located in France
Loudun
Loudun
Loudun is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Loudun
Loudun
Coordinates: 47°00′38″N 0°05′04″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentVienne
ArrondissementChâtellerault
CantonLoudun
IntercommunalityPays Loudunais
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Joël Dazas[1]
Area
1
43.77 km2 (16.90 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
6,702
  Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
86137 /86200
Elevation47–120 m (154–394 ft)
(avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
Websitewww.ville-loudun.fr
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 30 km (19 mi) south of the town of Chinon and 25 km to the east of the town Thouars. The area south of Loudun is the place of origin of a significant portion of the Acadians, one of the early founding people of New France in Canada.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 7,094    
1975 8,035+1.80%
1982 8,120+0.15%
1990 7,854−0.42%
1999 7,704−0.21%
2007 7,173−0.89%
2012 6,819−1.01%
2017 6,747−0.21%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

An ancient town, Loudun contains numerous old streets, and buildings and monuments of which five are Government-listed monuments. It is also the location of a vicus type archaeological site.

History

Loudun in art

Personalities

Loudun is the birthplace of:

Loudun is the place of death of:

  • Urbain Grandier (18 August 1634), French Catholic priest who was burned at the stake after being convicted of witchcraft.
  • André Andrejew (16 March 1967), French-Russian classic film production designer, built decors for movies produced in Germany, France, England and the US.

Twin towns

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Gregory M. W. Kennedy, Something of a Peasant Paradise? Comparing Rural Societies in Acadie and the Loudunais, 1604-1755 (MQUP 2014).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. Örjan Lindberger (1990) Människan i tiden. Eyvind Johnsons liv och författarskap 1938-1976, Bonniers ISBN 91-0-047904-7
  6. "James Wierzbicki / Krzysztof Penderecki". Archived from the original on 2006-01-01. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
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