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.
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire | |
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 Abbey | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire | |
  Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire  Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire | |
| Coordinates: 47°48′37″N 2°18′24″E / 47.8103°N 2.3067°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loiret |
| Arrondissement | Orléans |
| Canton | Sully-sur-Loire |
| Intercommunality | Val de Sully |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Burgevin[1] |
Area 1 | 18.27 km2 (7.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,982 |
| • Density | 108.5/km2 (281.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 45270 /45730 |
| Elevation | 105–115 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. | |
Monastery
editThis town grew up around Fleury Abbey, also known as the Abbaye de Saint-Benoît (St. Benedict Abbey). Founded around 630, it is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine Order. In either 660 or 703, the remains of Saint Benedict of Nursia were transferred to Fleury from the Abbey of Monte Cassino in Italy by Abbot Mummolus of Fleury.
The monastery, known for the Fleury Playbook, was pillaged and damaged multiple times over the course of history, including during the Norman invasions 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, rebuilt after the Second World War.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% 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% |
| 2023 | 1,982 | −0.40% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
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- Town council website (in French)
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