Authon, Loir-et-Cher
| Authon | ||
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The church and town hall in Authon | ||
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  Authon | ||
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Authon | ||
| Coordinates: 47°38′40″N 0°53′52″E / 47.6444°N 0.8978°ECoordinates: 47°38′40″N 0°53′52″E / 47.6444°N 0.8978°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Vendôme | |
| Canton | Saint-Amand-Longpré | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Dominique Oury | |
| Area1 | 32.26 km2 (12.46 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 624 | |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 41007 / 41310 | |
| Elevation |
90–156 m (295–512 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Authon is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher département in central France, next to Vendôme.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 799 | — |
| 1800 | 900 | +12.6% |
| 1806 | 841 | −6.6% |
| 1821 | 986 | +17.2% |
| 1831 | 901 | −8.6% |
| 1836 | 945 | +4.9% |
| 1841 | 934 | −1.2% |
| 1846 | 991 | +6.1% |
| 1851 | 993 | +0.2% |
| 1856 | 1,003 | +1.0% |
| 1861 | 992 | −1.1% |
| 1866 | 960 | −3.2% |
| 1872 | 943 | −1.8% |
| 1876 | 1,023 | +8.5% |
| 1881 | 1,016 | −0.7% |
| 1886 | 1,131 | +11.3% |
| 1891 | 1,103 | −2.5% |
| 1896 | 1,019 | −7.6% |
| 1901 | 1,047 | +2.7% |
| 1906 | 1,022 | −2.4% |
| 1911 | 989 | −3.2% |
| 1921 | 891 | −9.9% |
| 1926 | 916 | +2.8% |
| 1931 | 901 | −1.6% |
| 1936 | 869 | −3.6% |
| 1946 | 883 | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 858 | −2.8% |
| 1962 | 767 | −10.6% |
| 1968 | 767 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 691 | −9.9% |
| 1982 | 699 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 700 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 697 | −0.4% |
| 2006 | 642 | −7.9% |
| 2009 | 624 | −2.8% |
Economy
Economic activities are mainly agricultural, with some services including tourism (there are three castles, nature trails and a popular restaurant). A couple of streams run through the village's territory, including one facetiously named the Danube.
Personalities
The village has supplied a resistance hero, François de Brantes, and, in his daughter Anne-Aymone, a wife to former president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing.
See also
References
External links
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