Authon (Loir-et-Cher)
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Vendôme | |
| Canton | Montoire-sur-le-Loir | |
| Community association | Territoires Vendômois | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 39 ′ N , 0 ° 54 ′ E | |
| height | 90-156 m | |
| surface | 32.26 km 2 | |
| Residents | 721 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 22 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 41310 | |
| INSEE code | 41007 | |
| Website | http://www.authon.net/ | |
 Town hall and Saint-Hilaire church |
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Authon is a French municipality with 721 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loir-et-Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire . It belongs to the arrondissement of Vendôme and is part of the canton of Montoire-sur-le-Loir (until 2015: canton of Saint-Amand-Longpré ). The residents become Authonois .
geography
Authon is about 32 kilometers north-northeast of Tours and about 33 kilometers west-northwest of Blois an der Brenne . Authon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Prunay-Cassereau in the north, Saint-Amand-Longpré in the northeast, Villechauve in the east, Neuville-sur-Brenne in the east and southeast, Le Boulay in the south and Monthodon in the west.
history
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| 767 | 767 | 691 | 699 | 700 | 698 | 642 | 692 |
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Attractions
- Remains of the old L'Étoile monastery, founded in the 12th century
- Le Fresne Castle, built around 1786, Monument historique
- Saint-Hilaire church
- Blanchamp Castle
- Le Hêtre Castle
Personalities
- Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing (* 1933), President's wife
Web links
Commons : Authon - collection of images, videos and audio files
