Villedieu-le-Château

Villedieu-le-Château (French pronunciation: [vildjø ʃɑto]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France.

Villedieu-le-Château
Commune
Coat of arms of Villedieu-le-Château
Location of Villedieu-le-Château
Villedieu-le-Château is located in France
Villedieu-le-Château
Villedieu-le-Château
Villedieu-le-Château is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Villedieu-le-Château
Villedieu-le-Château
Coordinates: 47°43′15″N 0°38′56″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoir-et-Cher
ArrondissementVendôme
CantonMontoire-sur-le-Loir
IntercommunalityCA Territoires Vendômois
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Alain Verite[1]
Area
1
29.65 km2 (11.45 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
390
  Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
41279 /41800
Elevation60–133 m (197–436 ft)
(avg. 125 m or 410 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Villedieu-le-Château borders the commune of La Chartre-sur-le-Loir (Sarthe) and marks the most eastern extension of the department and of the Bas-Vendômois. The Niclos stream traverses the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,180    
18061,307+10.8%
18211,323+1.2%
18311,303−1.5%
18411,250−4.1%
18511,203−3.8%
18611,108−7.9%
1872949−14.4%
1881905−4.6%
1891963+6.4%
1901955−0.8%
1911949−0.6%
YearPop.±%
1921771−18.8%
1931758−1.7%
1946798+5.3%
1954761−4.6%
1962774+1.7%
1968719−7.1%
1975605−15.9%
1982553−8.6%
1990462−16.5%
1999420−9.1%
1006410−2.4%
2015408−0.5%

Sights

The village is dominated by the medieval fortified enceinte of a ruined medieval monastic foundation established by the Abbey of the Trinity at Vendôme. The cult of Our Lady of Pity was transferred to the 15th-century parish church, which possesses early painting on wood, and which is the site of an annual pilgrimage in September.

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.


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