Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Blois | |
| Canton | Vineuil | |
| Community association | Agglomération de Blois | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 34 ' N , 1 ° 22' E | |
| height | 67-110 m | |
| surface | 8.97 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,201 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 357 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 41350 | |
| INSEE code | 41212 | |
| Website | http://www.stgervais41.fr/ | |
 Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt town hall |
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Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in the Center-Val de Loire region in France . The population is 3201 (as of January 1, 2017). Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt is part of the Blois arrondissement and the Vineuil canton . The inhabitants are called Gervaisiens .
geography
Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt is located between Orléans and Tours on the Cosson , a tributary of the Loire . Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Blois in the north, Vineuil in the east, Mont-près-Chambord and Cellettes in the south and Chailles in the west.
history
From the 8th century until the French Revolution , the place name was Saint-Gervais-des-Près , which was then briefly transformed into Gervais-sur-Cosson .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 1,426 | 1,775 | 2,042 | 2,702 | 2,784 | 3,308 | 3,413 | 3,310 |
Attractions
- Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais church with tower from the 12th century, church reconstructed in the 16th and 21st centuries, destroyed in 1567 during the Wars of Religion
- Town hall from the years 1883/1884
- 17th century priory
- Castle from 1842
- Aubépin manor, 18th century fortified farm
- Saint-Michel bridge over the Cosson from the 11th century
- Chartrains bridges
Personalities
- Édouard Dujardin (1861–1949), writer and critic
Web links
Commons : Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt - Collection of images, videos and audio files
