Romorantin-Lanthenay

Romorantin-Lanthenay (French pronunciation: [ʁɔmɔʁɑ̃tɛ̃ lɑ̃tənɛ] ^ⓘ), commonly known as Romorantin, is a commune and town in the Loir-et-Cher department, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France.

Romorantin-Lanthenay
Commune
Centre of town and the Sauldre
Coat of arms
Location of Romorantin-Lanthenay
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Coordinates: 47°21′32″N 1°44′37″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Romorantin-Lanthenay
Canton	Romorantin-Lanthenay
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jeanny Lorgeoux[1]
Area 1	45.31 km2 (17.49 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	18,115
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	41194 /41200
Elevation	84–121 m (276–397 ft) (avg. 88 m or 289 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is the capital city of the natural region of Sologne.

History

The current commune is the result of the merger, on 29 May 1961, of the former communes of Romorantin and Lanthenay.

Transportation

Romorantin is served by the A85 autoroute and the TER Centre-Val de Loire regional rail network (Chemin de Fer du Blanc-Argent).

Population

The population data given in the table and graph below for 1954 and earlier refer to the former commune of Romorantin.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 5,872 —     1800 6,105 +0.56% 1806 6,320 +0.58% 1821 6,970 +0.65% 1831 6,985 +0.02% 1836 7,181 +0.56% 1841 7,259 +0.22% 1846 7,400 +0.39% 1851 7,962 +1.47% 1856 7,919 −0.11% 1861 7,642 −0.71% 1866 7,867 +0.58% 1872 7,602 −0.57% 1876 7,826 +0.73% 1881 8,010 +0.47% 1886 7,545 −1.19% 1891 7,812 +0.70% 1896 7,972 +0.41%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 8,130 +0.39% 1906 8,374 +0.59% 1911 8,102 −0.66% 1921 7,754 −0.44% 1926 8,001 +0.63% 1931 7,550 −1.15% 1936 7,734 +0.48% 1946 7,900 +0.21% 1954 8,040 +0.22% 1962 11,777 +4.89% 1968 14,096 +3.04% 1975 16,719 +2.47% 1982 17,692 +0.81% 1990 17,865 +0.12% 1999 18,350 +0.30% 2007 17,559 −0.55% 2012 16,746 −0.94% 2017 17,754 +1.18%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

Personalities

• Martha Broissier was made famous around the year of 1578 for her feigned demonic possession.
• Nassira El Moaddem, journalist, TV presenter and writer.
• Davy Jeanney, rallycross driver.

Sites and tourism

The city hosts the Museum of Sologne. Sologne is a region in North-Central France, well known for its forest.

Sport

Between 6 July and 22 July 2007 Sologne Aerodrome was used for the Women's World Gliding Championships.^[5]

Romorantin was home to former French automobile firm Matra.

Every year during the last weekend in October, a gastronomy festival is held in Romorantin. First held in 1978, "Les Journées Gastronomiques de Sologne" now attracts around 13,000 visitors.

Davy Jeanney, a two-time winner in the World Rallycross Championship, lives in Romorantin-Lanthenay.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Romorantin-Lanthenay is twinned with:^[6]

• Aranda de Duero, Spain
• Langen, Germany
• Long Eaton, England, United Kingdom
• Mudanya, Turkey

See also

• Sologne
• Sauldre River
• SO Romorantin, association football team
• Stade Jules Ladoumègue, a stadium in Romorantin-Lanthenay

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Romorantin-Lanthenay, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
5. "4 th FAI Women's World Gliding Championship - Romorantin 2007". Archived from the original on 5 January 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2007.
6. "Jumelage" (in French). Romorantin-Lanthenay. Retrieved 11 May 2023.

External links

• Official website (in French)