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Villedieu-le-Château

Coordinates: 47°43′15″N 0°38′56″E / 47.7208°N 0.6489°E / 47.7208; 0.6489
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Villedieu-le-Château
Commune
Coat of arms of Villedieu-le-Château
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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 / 47.7208°N 0.6489°E / 47.7208; 0.6489
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoir-et-Cher
ArrondissementVendôme
CantonMontoire-sur-le-Loir
IntercommunalityCA Territoires Vendômois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Verite[1]
Area
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29.65 km2 (11.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
387
 • 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.

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

Geography

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 719—    
1975 605−2.44%
1982 553−1.28%
1990 462−2.22%
1999 420−1.05%
2007 409−0.33%
2012 409+0.00%
2017 414+0.24%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE