Suèvres

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Suèvres
Suèvres coat of arms
Suèvres (France)
Suèvres
region Center-Val de Loire
Department Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement Blois
Canton La Beauce
Community association Beauce Val de Loire
Coordinates 47 ° 40 ′  N , 1 ° 28 ′  E Coordinates: 47 ° 40 ′  N , 1 ° 28 ′  E
height 71-119 m
surface 36.65 km 2
Residents 1,693 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 46 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 41500
INSEE code
Website http://www.mairie.suevres.com/

Town hall and church of Suèvres

Suèvres is a French commune with 1,693 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Loir-et-Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Blois and the canton of La Beauce (until 2015: canton of Mer ).

geography

Suèvres is about twelve kilometers northeast of Blois . The Loire flows on the southern edge of the municipality . Suèvres is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Chapelle-Saint-Martin-en-Plaine in the north, Mer in the northeast, Courbouzon in the east and northeast, Muides-sur-Loire in the east and southeast, and Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire in the south and southeast , Maslives and Montlivault in the south, Cour-sur-Loire in the west and south-west and Mulsans in the west and north-west.

The A10 autoroute and the former route nationale 152 (today's D2152) run through the municipality . The municipality's train station is on the Paris – Bordeaux line .

Suèvres is a stage on the Via Turonensis , a variant of the Camino de Santiago .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2012
Residents 1,234 1,244 1,147 1,307 1,360 1,371 1,439 1,616
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Christophe church from the 12th / 13th centuries Century, alterations from the 16th century
  • Saint-Lubin church from the 12th century, monument historique since 1862
  • Les Forges castle
  • Diziers Castle
  • Grenouillère Castle
  • Fortification of Suèvres

Personalities

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