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La Ferté-Saint-Aubin

Coordinates: 47°43′05″N 1°56′32″E / 47.7181°N 1.9422°E / 47.7181; 1.9422
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La Ferté-Saint-Aubin
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La Ferté-Saint-Aubin is located in France
La Ferté-Saint-Aubin
La Ferté-Saint-Aubin
La Ferté-Saint-Aubin is located in Centre-Val de Loire
La Ferté-Saint-Aubin
La Ferté-Saint-Aubin
Coordinates: 47°43′05″N 1°56′32″E / 47.7181°N 1.9422°E / 47.7181; 1.9422
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoiret
ArrondissementOrléans
CantonLa Ferté-Saint-Aubin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Constance de Pélichy[1]
Area
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86.12 km2 (33.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
7,317
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
45146 /45240
Elevation93–137 m (305–449 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Ferté-Saint-Aubin (French pronunciation: [la fɛʁte sɛ̃.t‿obɛ̃]) is a commune in the Loiret department in the administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France.

Geography

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The commune is traversed by the Cosson river.

History

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During the Middle Ages, the area was known as La Ferté-Nabert and held as a lordship (seigneur de la Ferté-Nabert) beginning with Jean de Mornay, brother of the bishop and chancellor Pierre de Mornay.

It was acquired in the 16th century by the house of Saint Nectaire (corrupted to Senneterre), and erected into a duchy in the peerage of France (duché-pairie) in 1665 for Henri de La Ferté-Senneterre, marshal of France. It was called La Ferté Lowendal after it had been acquired by Woldemar de Lowendal in 1748.[3]

In February 1939, the Chateau de la Ferté-Saint-Aubin was used for exterior shots in the celebrated Jean Renoir movie The Rules of the Game (La Règle du Jeu).

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 4,307—    
1975 4,284−0.08%
1982 5,498+3.63%
1990 6,414+1.94%
1999 6,783+0.62%
2007 7,010+0.41%
2012 7,199+0.53%
2017 7,454+0.70%
Source: INSEE[4]

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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "La Ferté". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 67–68.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE