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Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
Saint-Viâtre
Commune
Coat of arms of Saint-ViâtreCoat of arms
Location of Saint-Viâtre
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Coordinates: 47°31′27″N 1°56′03″E / 47.5242°N 1.9342°E / 47.5242; 1.9342
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoir-et-Cher
ArrondissementRomorantin-Lanthenay
CantonLa Sologne
IntercommunalitySologne des étangs
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Léonard
Area89.79 km (34.67 sq mi)
Population1,185
 • Density13/km (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code41231 /41210
Elevation92–132 m (302–433 ft)
(avg. 108 m or 354 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Viâtre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ vjatʁ]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France.

History

The village was originally called Tremblevif, from the Latin for "aspen" and "village", but suggesting in the popular imagination a place prone to swamp fever and trembling limbs. In 1854, worried that outsiders might be put off, the villagers successfully petitioned to change the name to Saint-Viâtre in honour of a hermit, traditionally known as Viâtre, who had lived in the forests of Sologne. His tomb is in the crypt of the village church.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,245—    
1975 1,223−0.25%
1982 1,162−0.73%
1990 1,063−1.11%
1999 1,157+0.95%
2007 1,184+0.29%
2012 1,273+1.46%
2017 1,196−1.24%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Graham Robb, The Discovery of France, Picador, London (2007), p.304, quoting Onésime Reclus. France, Algérie et colonies (1866), p.133
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Loir-et-Cher Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department


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