La Ferté-Saint-Aubin
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loiret | |
| Arrondissement | Orleans | |
| Canton | La Ferté-Saint-Aubin (main town) | |
| Community association | Portes de Sologne | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 43 ' N , 1 ° 57' E | |
| height | 93-137 m | |
| surface | 86.12 km 2 | |
| Residents | 7,454 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 87 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 45240 | |
| INSEE code | 45146 | |
| Website | www.lafertesaintaubin.com | |
 La Ferté-Saint-Aubin castle |
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La Ferte-Saint-Aubin is a French municipality with 7454 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Loiret in the region Center-Val de Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement Orléans and the canton La Ferté-Saint-Aubin .
La Ferté-Saint-Aubin consists of the two places La Ferté and Saint-Aubin, both together form a unité urbaine because they have grown together. At the same time, La Ferté-Aubin is the largest municipality in terms of area in the Loiret department. In the past, the municipality repeatedly bore the name of the castle's owner, i.e. La Ferté-Nabert, La Ferté-St-Nectaire, La Ferté-Senneterre or La Ferté-Lowendal. During the revolution it was called La Ferté-Cosson after the river Cosson on which it is located.
Neighboring municipalities of La Ferté-Saint-Aubin are Ardon in the north-west, Saint-Cyr-en-Val in the north, Marcilly-en-Villette in the north-east, Ménestreau-en-Villette in the east, Vouzon in the south-east, Chaumont-sur-Tharonne in the south , Yvoy-le-Marron in the southwest and, Jouy-le-Potier and Ligny-le-Ribault in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2012 |
| Residents | 4400 | 4307 | 4284 | 5498 | 6414 | 6781 | 7082 | 7109 |
Attractions
- La Ferté-Saint-Aubin Castle (16th century, Monument historique )
- Private castles, all from the 19th century and mostly used as hunting castles: la Papinière, Montesault, les Fontaines, Chaselle, Bellefontaine, Villaine, le Ruth, les Muids, la Luzière, les Landes, la Grisonnière, la Goronnière, Chevau, Chartraine, la Bohardière, la Beuvronne, les Aulnettes and les Aisses.
- Half-timbered houses in the center of the village (Rue Saint-Michel)
- Saint-Michel church with a choir from the 11th or 12th century
- Saint-Aubin church with a 15th century bell tower (partly monument historique)
Town twinning
- Rhede (Westphalia)
- Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures (Canada)
- Santa Vittoria in Matenano (Italy)
- Trois-Rivières (Guadeloupe)
