Conflans-sur-Loing
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region | Center-Val de Loire | |
Department | Loiret | |
Arrondissement | Montargis | |
Canton | Châlette-sur-Loing | |
Community association | Montargoise et Rives du Loing | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 57 ' N , 2 ° 47' E | |
height | 90-134 m | |
surface | 9.14 km 2 | |
Residents | 365 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 40 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 45700 | |
INSEE code | 45102 |
Conflans-sur-Loing is a small French commune in the department of Loiret in the region Center-Val de Loire . It is located at the confluence of the Loing and the Ouanne , has an area of 914 hectares and has 365 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). The altitude is 96 m .
The name Conflans is derived from the French word "confluent" (confluence).
history
Until the 18th century, the area around Conflans was partly owned by the Lords of Perthuis and the other by the Lords of Charmoy.
In 1787 the domain of Perthuis came into the possession of Baron Michel Triquet de Triqueti (1748–1821), who came from a Piedmontese family and had served the King of Sardinia as envoy at the Russian court. He bequeathed it to his son, Baron Henri de Triqueti , who made a career as a romantic painter and sculptor under King Louis-Philippe and achieved international fame through the design of the door wings of the Madeleine Church in Paris. Upon his death, his daughter Blanche († February 28, 1886) took over the inheritance. She was married to the American Edward Lee Childe († November 29, 1911), the nephew of General Lee, who had distinguished himself in the American Civil War. After Blanche died childless of tuberculosis in Paris in 1886 , Edward Lee Childe took over the property. In 1888 he married Elisabeth de Sartiges, who inherited the castle and domain of Perthuis from him in 1911.
The famous French general Jacques Massu died here on October 26, 2002 .
Attractions
- St. Pierre-ès-Liens Church (13th century, renovated in the 18th century)
- Perthuis Castle (18th century)
- Charmoy Castle, Manoir (17th century), building (19th century)
economy
The main industries are agriculture and poultry farming.