Dordives
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loiret | |
| Arrondissement | Montargis | |
| Canton | Courtenay | |
| Community association | Quatre Vallées | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 9 ' N , 2 ° 46' E | |
| height | 67-115 m | |
| surface | 15.18 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,313 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 218 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 45680 | |
| INSEE code | 45127 | |
| Website | http://www.dordives.com/ | |
Dordives is a French commune with 3,313 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loiret in the region Center-Val de Loire . Dordives belongs to the arrondissement of Montargis and the canton of Courtenay (until 2015: Ferrières-en-Gâtinais ). The inhabitants are called Dordivois .
geography
Dordives is located about 90 kilometers south of Paris in the Gâtinais countryside on the Betz river , which flows into the Loing here . Dordives is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Souppes-sur-Loing in the north, Chaintreaux in the northeast, Bransles in the east, Ferrières-en-Gâtinais in the southeast, Fontenay-sur-Loing in the south, Nargis in the southwest and Château-Landon in the west.
The A77 autoroute and the former Route nationale 7 (today's D607) run through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 912 | 1,015 | 1,381 | 1.941 | 2,388 | 2,593 | 2,802 | 3.143 |
Attractions
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- Saint-Etienne church
- Ruins of the Mez-le-Maréchal castle, monument historique since 1940
- Thurelles Castle
- Nançay and Le Metz mills
Personalities
- Albéric Clément (around 1165–1191), (first) Marshal of France, born and raised at Castle (Le) Mez
