Ferrières-en-Gâtinais(French pronunciation:[fɛʁjɛʁɑ̃ɡɑtinɛ];literally "Ferrières inGâtinais",before 2001:Ferrières)[3]is acommunein theLoiretdepartmentin north-central France.
Ferrières-en-Gâtinais | |
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 The church in Ferrières-en-Gâtinais | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ferrières-en-Gâtinais  | |
  Ferrières-en-Gâtinais  Ferrières-en-Gâtinais | |
| Coordinates:48°05′35″N2°47′25″E/ 48.0931°N 2.7903°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loiret |
| Arrondissement | Montargis |
| Canton | Courtenay |
| Intercommunality | Quatre Vallées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Gérard Larcheron[1] |
Area 1 | 15.87 km2(6.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,750 |
| • Density | 240/km2(610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 45145/45210 |
| Elevation | 72–121 m (236–397 ft) |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ferrières was the site of the Benedictine monasteryFerrières Abbey,which had an extensive library in theMiddle Ages.[4]
Geography
editThe municipality is located in theGâtinais region,north of thenational forest(forêt domaniale) ofMontargis,13 km north of the town of Montargis, 81 km north-east ofOrléansand 98 miles south of Paris. To the north the municipality borders the department ofSeine-et-Marne.The Cléry, a tributary of theLoing,flows through the village.
The municipality contains the village of Ferrières and the hamlets of Saint-Séverin, Petit-Ambreville, Le Grand-Ambreville, Collumeaux, Egrefin, Birague, La Queue-de-l'étang, Tirelande, Le Perrocher, and La Grange Tascher.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,473 | — |
| 1975 | 1,806 | +2.95% |
| 1982 | 2,367 | +3.94% |
| 1990 | 2,896 | +2.55% |
| 1999 | 3,049 | +0.57% |
| 2007 | 3,330 | +1.11% |
| 2012 | 3,530 | +1.17% |
| 2017 | 3,687 | +0.87% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
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 légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^Décret du 1er février 2001 portant changement de nom de communes,Légifrance.
- ^Mostert, Marco (1996). "The tradition of classical texts in the manuscripts of Fleury". In Chavannes-Mazel, Claudine Albertine; Smith, Margaret M. (eds.).Medieval manuscripts of the Latin classics: production and use.Los Altos Hills, California: Anderson-Lovelace. p. 21.ISBN978-0-9626372-4-7.
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
External links
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- [Commune website - did not renew]
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