Ormes (Loiret)
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loiret | |
| Arrondissement | Orleans | |
| Canton | Orléans-3 | |
| Community association | Orléans metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 57 ' N , 1 ° 49' E | |
| height | 106-131 m | |
| surface | 18.15 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,122 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 227 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 45140 | |
| INSEE code | 45235 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-ormes.fr/ | |
 Ormes Town Hall |
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Ormes is a French municipality with 4122 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loiret in the region Center-Val de Loire . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Orléans and is part of the canton Orléans-3 . The inhabitants are called Ormois .
geography
Ormes is about eight kilometers northeast of Orléans in the Loire Valley north of the river. Ormes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Boulay-les-Barres in the north and north-west, Gidy in the north-east, Saran in the east and south-east, Ingré in the south and Bucy-Saint-Liphard in the west.
The former national routes 155 and 157 run through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 735 | 799 | 1,062 | 1,272 | 2,291 | 3,053 | 3,308 | 3,532 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame de la Nativité church, built in the 19th century in the 13th century Gothic style
- Riffaudière Castle from the 18th century
- Montaigu Castle from the 19th century
economy
Numerous logistics, agricultural machinery, technology and cosmetics companies are based in the Pôle 45 industrial area (including Amazon's French transshipment point).
Trivia
There is an Emmaus parish in Ormes .
Personalities
- Franz Ritter von Will (1830-1912), Bavarian artillery general, was ennobled for his resolute behavior on October 11, 1870, in the battle near Ormes (follow-up battles to the battle near Artenay ), and was ennobled with the Bavarian military Max-Joseph -Orders awarded.
Web links
- French side to the memorial on the battlefield of Ormes (burial place of approx. 200 French and German soldiers in the battle of October 11, 1870)
- French website about the battle at Ormes, October 11, 1870