Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire

Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire
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Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire is located in France
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire
Coordinates: 47°48′37″N 2°18′24″E / 47.8103°N 2.3067°E / 47.8103; 2.3067
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoiret
ArrondissementOrléans
CantonSully-sur-Loire
IntercommunalityVal de Sully
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gilles Burgevin[1]
Area
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18.27 km2 (7.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,005
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
45270 /45730
Elevation105–115 m (344–377 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Saint Benedict Abbey

Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bənwa syʁ lwaʁ], literally Saint-Benoît on Loire) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.

Monastery

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This town hosts the Abbaye de Fleury, also known as the Abbaye de Saint Benoît (Saint Benedict Abbey). Founded around 630, it is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule. In 660, the remains of Saint Benedict of Nursia were transferred to Saint Benoît from Monte Cassino by Mommolin of Fleury.

The monastery, known for the Fleury Playbook, was pillaged and damaged multiple times over the course of history, including during the Norman conquests and the French Revolution. The current abbey church is in the Romanesque style and dates from the eleventh century. A community of approximately 40 monks currently resides in the monastery.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,597—    
1975 1,790+1.64%
1982 1,925+1.04%
1990 1,880−0.30%
1999 1,876−0.02%
2007 1,985+0.71%
2012 2,063+0.77%
2017 2,030−0.32%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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