Romorantin-Lanthenay
Romorantin-Lanthenay | |
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Commune | |
 Centre of town and the Sauldre | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Romorantin-Lanthenay | |
  Romorantin-Lanthenay  Romorantin-Lanthenay | |
| Coordinates: 47°21′32″N 1°44′37″E / 47.3589°N 1.7436°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher |
| Arrondissement | Romorantin-Lanthenay |
| Canton | Romorantin-Lanthenay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jeanny Lorgeoux[1] |
Area 1 | 45.31 km2 (17.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 18,373 |
| • Density | 405.5/km2 (1,050/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 41194 /41200 |
| Elevation | 84–121 m (276–397 ft) (avg. 88 m or 289 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Romorantin-Lanthenay (French pronunciation: [ʁɔmɔʁɑ̃tɛ̃ lɑ̃tənɛ] ⓘ), commonly known as Romorantin, is a commune and town in the Loir-et-Cher department, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France.
It is the capital city of the natural region of Sologne.
History
[edit]In 1516 Louise of Savoy, mother of King Francis I, commissioned Leonardo da Vinci to plan at Romorantin a new palace and model town, fit to be a new capital for France.[3] This plan also called for the cutting of a canal between the Loire and the Sauldre.[4] Work was begun, but apparently came to a halt in 1519 on the death of Leonardo.[5]
The current commune is the result of the merger, on 29 May 1961, of the former communes of Romorantin and Lanthenay.
Transportation
[edit]Romorantin is served by the A85 autoroute and the TER Centre-Val de Loire regional rail network (Chemin de Fer du Blanc-Argent).
Population
[edit]The population data given in the table and graph below for 1954 and earlier refer to the former commune of Romorantin.
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| Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (1968–2017)[7] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personalities
[edit]- Martha Broissier was made famous around the year of 1598 for her feigned demonic possession.[8]
- Nassira El Moaddem, journalist, TV presenter and writer.
- Davy Jeanney, rallycross driver.
Sites and tourism
[edit]The city hosts the Museum of Sologne. Sologne is a region in North-Central France, well known for its forest.
Sport
[edit]Between 6 July and 22 July 2007 Sologne Aerodrome was used for the Women's World Gliding Championships.[9]
Romorantin was home to former French automobile firm Matra.
Every year during the last weekend in October, a gastronomy festival is held in Romorantin. First held in 1978, "Les Journées Gastronomiques de Sologne" now attracts around 13,000 visitors.
Davy Jeanney, a two-time winner in the World Rallycross Championship, lives in Romorantin-Lanthenay.
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Romorantin-Lanthenay is twinned with:[10]
Aranda de Duero, Spain
Langen, Germany
Long Eaton, England, United Kingdom
Mudanya, Turkey
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Romarantin-Lanthenay (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1921–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.9 (64.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
40.0 (104.0) |
42.0 (107.6) |
41.2 (106.2) |
36.6 (97.9) |
32.1 (89.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
42.0 (107.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.6 (79.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
8.4 (47.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.0 (46.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
14.2 (57.6) |
17.6 (63.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) |
0.4 (32.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
3.9 (39.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.1 (53.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
7.0 (44.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
1.4 (34.5) |
6.0 (42.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.9 (−5.6) |
−20.0 (−4.0) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
2.4 (36.3) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−20.9 (−5.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 55.6 (2.19) |
47.1 (1.85) |
47.1 (1.85) |
57.4 (2.26) |
68.5 (2.70) |
53.5 (2.11) |
55.9 (2.20) |
54.4 (2.14) |
55.4 (2.18) |
70.2 (2.76) |
64.2 (2.53) |
66.4 (2.61) |
695.7 (27.39) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.7 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 112.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 60.7 | 85.1 | 144.8 | 176.7 | 196.8 | 211.1 | 228.6 | 225.7 | 181.5 | 119.5 | 67.1 | 54.7 | 1,752.1 |
| Source: Meteociel[11] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]- Sologne
- Sauldre River
- SO Romorantin, association football team
- Stade Jules Ladoumègue, a stadium in Romorantin-Lanthenay
References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Sylvie Gueunoun (2016). Léonard de Vinci et le dernier projet: roman (in French). Paris: Iggybook. ISBN 978-2-36315-617-4.[dead link][self-published source?]
- ^ De Sairigné MS (Spring 2010). "Le projet oublié de Léonard de Vinci". Le Journal de la Sologne: 69.
- ^ Pascal Brioist (2015). Louise de Savoie et le projet de Léonard de Vinci à Romorantin (in French). Vol. Louise de Savoie (1476-1531). Presses universitaires François-Rabelais. p. 73-86..
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Romorantin-Lanthenay, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.2307/2541474
- ^ "4 th FAI Women's World Gliding Championship - Romorantin 2007". Archived from the original on 5 January 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2007.
- ^ "Jumelage" (in French). Romorantin-Lanthenay. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Normales et records pour Romorantin (41)". Meteociel. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
External links
[edit]
- Official website (in French)
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