Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire | |
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 Church of Sainte Julitte | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Tours |
| Canton | Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire |
| Intercommunality | Tours |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Philippe Briand |
| Area 1 | 13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | 15,930 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37214 /37540 |
| Elevation | 45–101 m (148–331 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire is a commune in the department of Indre-et-Loire in central France.
It is located northwest of Tours on the other side of the Loire. It is the third largest city in the Indre-et-Loire department, behind only Tours and Joué-lès-Tours.
Personalities
- Anatole France died here.[citation needed]
Education
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The commune has:
- Five public and private preschools (écoles maternelles) with a combined total of 500 students: Jean Moulin, Honoré de Balzac-Anatole France, Charles Perrault, Périgourd, and Saint-Joseph (private)[1]
- Four public elementary schools with a combined total of about 700 students: République, Roland Engerand, Honoré de Balzac – Anatole France, and Périgourd; and 140 students at the Saint-Joseph private elementary[1]
- Two junior high schools (collèges) with a combined total of 700 students: Henri Bergson and Béchéllerie[2]
Two senior high schools/sixth-form colleges in Tours, Lycée Choiseul and Lycée Jacques de Vaucanson, serve students in this commune.[2]
The Lycée Konan de Touraine-France, a private Japanese international school,[3] operated in the commune from 1991 to 2013.[4]
The École Japonaise Compleméntaire en Touraine (トゥレーヌ補習授業校 Tūrēnu Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a part-time Japanese supplementary school, is held in the École Republique in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire.[5]
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire is twinned with:
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 1,500 | — |
| 1800 | 1,295 | −13.7% |
| 1806 | 1,118 | −13.7% |
| 1821 | 1,329 | +18.9% |
| 1831 | 1,434 | +7.9% |
| 1836 | 1,484 | +3.5% |
| 1841 | 1,620 | +9.2% |
| 1846 | 1,862 | +14.9% |
| 1851 | 1,848 | −0.8% |
| 1856 | 2,113 | +14.3% |
| 1861 | 1,883 | −10.9% |
| 1866 | 1,984 | +5.4% |
| 1872 | 1,933 | −2.6% |
| 1876 | 2,220 | +14.8% |
| 1881 | 2,384 | +7.4% |
| 1886 | 2,436 | +2.2% |
| 1891 | 2,419 | −0.7% |
| 1896 | 2,539 | +5.0% |
| 1901 | 2,648 | +4.3% |
| 1906 | 2,699 | +1.9% |
| 1911 | 2,740 | +1.5% |
| 1921 | 2,939 | +7.3% |
| 1926 | 3,114 | +6.0% |
| 1931 | 3,593 | +15.4% |
| 1936 | 4,418 | +23.0% |
| 1946 | 5,652 | +27.9% |
| 1954 | 6,974 | +23.4% |
| 1962 | 9,547 | +36.9% |
| 1968 | 11,211 | +17.4% |
| 1975 | 12,478 | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 14,413 | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 15,161 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 16,100 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 16,366 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 15,930 | −2.7% |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Ecoles." Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire. Retrieved on September 4, 2016.
- ^ a b "L’enseignement du second degré." Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire. Retrieved on September 4, 2016.
- ^ Home page. Lycée Konan de Touraine-France. Retrieved on 2 January 2014. "57–63 Rue de la Gaudiniere 37540 Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, France"
- ^ Denis, Pascal. "Lycée Konan : la fin d'un " rêve "." La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest. 25 October 2012. Retrieved on 2 January 2014. Archived January 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "欧州の補習授業校一覧（平成25年4月15日現在）" (Archive). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Retrieved on May 10, 2014. "c/o École Republique 64 Avenue Republique 37540 St. Cyr sur Loire FRANCE"
- ^ "Home". newarktwinning.co.uk. 2009. Archived from the original on 2013-05-23. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
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