La Ferté-Imbault
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Romorantin-Lanthenay | |
| Canton | La Sologne | |
| Community association | Sologne des Rivières | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 23 ' N , 1 ° 57' E | |
| height | 94-126 m | |
| surface | 50.02 km 2 | |
| Residents | 975 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 41300 | |
| INSEE code | 41084 | |
| Website | http://www.la-ferte-imbault.fr/ | |
 La Ferté-Imbault Castle |
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La Ferte-Imbault is a commune with 975 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Loir-et-Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement Romorantin-Lanthenay and the canton of La Sologne .
location
The municipality is located around 50 kilometers southeast of Blois on the Sauldre River . The municipality is crossed by its tributaries Méant , Naon and Lèse . Neighboring municipalities are: Saint-Viâtre in the north, Salbris in the east, Theillay in the southeast, Châtres-sur-Cher in the south, Selles-Saint-Denis in the west and Marcilly-en-Gault in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,176 | 1,088 | 1,123 | 1.104 | 1,047 | 1,036 | 974 | 986 |
Attractions
- La Ferté-Imbault castle as a reconstruction of the building from the 17th century
- Saint-Taurin Chapel (17th century)
Personalities
- Jacques d'Estampes, marquis de La Ferté-Imbault (1590–1668), 1651 Marshal of France
- Henri Alexandre Tessier, known as Abbé Tessier (1741–1837), doctor and agronomist
- Madeleine Sologne (1912–1995), actress, born in La Ferté
- Pierre-Marie Delfieux (1934–2013), Roman Catholic clergyman and founder of the Jerusalem Communities, died in La Ferté-Imbault. The Magdala Monastery is still used today by the Apostolic Community Fraternités monastiques de Jérusalem (German Communities of Jerusalem).
- Roger Vangheluwe (* 1936), former Bishop of Bruges , who briefly retired to the communities of Jerusalem after his resignation in 2011
Web link
Commons : La Ferté-Imbault - Collection of images, videos and audio files
