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Romorantin-Lanthenay
Centre-Val de Loiretown
Romorantin-Lanthenay
Total population
18,115
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Sister cities
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Romorantin-Lanthenay, commonly known as Romorantin, is a commune and town in the Loir-et-Cher department, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
In 1516 Louise of Savoy, mother of King Francis I, commissioned Leonardo da Vinci to plan at Romorantin a new palace and model town, fit to be a new capital for France. This plan also called for the cutting of a canal between the Loire and the Sauldre. Work was begun, but apparently came to a halt in 1519 on the death of Leonardo. The current commune is the result of the merger, on 29 May 1961, of the former communes of Romorantin and Lanthenay.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Great EgretArdea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves660
- Gray/Purple HeronArdea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves633
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves621
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves614
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves610
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves610
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves609
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves603
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.6 — 2008-11-054 km NNE of Mézières-en-Brenne, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-09-181 km W of Ambillou, France
- M 3 — 2008-06-073 km ENE of Cangey, France
- M 3 — 2007-12-173 km W of Chaumont-sur-Loire, France
- M 3.4 — 2007-12-173 km W of Chaumont-sur-Loire, France
- M 3.4 — 2007-08-309 km NNE of Châtillon-sur-Indre, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Centre-Val de Loire
- Saint-Julien-sur-Cher5.6 mi away · pop. 763
- Gy-en-Sologne7.6 mi away · pop. 494
- Chabris8.5 mi away · pop. 2,764
- Bagneux12.2 mi away · pop. 173
- Sainte-Cécile12.4 mi away
- Genouilly13.4 mi away · pop. 676
- Méhers13.6 mi away · pop. 313
- Meusnes13.7 mi away · pop. 1,066
- Méry-sur-Cher13.9 mi away · pop. 705
- Salbris15.2 mi away · pop. 4,897
- Contres15.3 mi away · pop. 6,719
- Lye15.6 mi away · pop. 741
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 41194
- Department
- 41
- Region
- 24
- Population (Wikidata)
- 18,373
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr