Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets

Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets
Commune
The interior of the church in Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets
Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets
Coordinates: 47°46′31″N 0°47′39″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Vendôme
Canton	Montoire-sur-le-Loir
Intercommunality	CA Territoires Vendômois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Loïc Saillard
Area 1	1.81 km2 (0.70 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	94
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	41215 /41800
Elevation	60–67 m (197–220 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒak de ɡeʁɛ]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 153 —     1806 165 +7.8% 1821 162 −1.8% 1831 158 −2.5% 1841 139 −12.0% 1851 148 +6.5% 1861 144 −2.7% 1872 148 +2.8% 1881 129 −12.8% 1891 130 +0.8% 1901 130 +0.0% 1911 135 +3.8%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 117 −13.3% 1931 102 −12.8% 1946 121 +18.6% 1954 120 −0.8% 1962 133 +10.8% 1968 113 −15.0% 1975 106 −6.2% 1982 90 −15.1% 1990 76 −15.6% 1999 78 +2.6% 2004 81 +3.8% 2015 89 +9.9%

Sights

Lying on one of the traditional pilgrimage routes to Santiago da Compostella, across the river from the partly troglodyte hillside of Trôo, its small church of St. James the Great is celebrated for its Romanesque frescoes and western arch.

See also

• Trôo
• Bas-Vendômois
• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department