Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒak de ɡeʁɛ]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France.[3]
Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets | |
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Commune | |
 The interior of the church in Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets  | |
  Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets  Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets | |
| Coordinates: 47°46′31″N 0°47′39″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher |
| Arrondissement | Vendôme |
| Canton | Montoire-sur-le-Loir |
| Intercommunality | CA Territoires Vendômois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Loïc Saillard[1] |
Area 1 | 1.81 km2 (0.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 94 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 41215 /41800 |
| Elevation | 60–67 m (197–220 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 113 | — |
| 1975 | 106 | −0.91% |
| 1982 | 90 | −2.31% |
| 1990 | 76 | −2.09% |
| 1999 | 78 | +0.29% |
| 2007 | 85 | +1.08% |
| 2012 | 94 | +2.03% |
| 2017 | 91 | −0.65% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Lying on one of the traditional pilgrimage routes to Santiago da Compostella, across the river from the partly troglodyte hillside of Trôo, its small church of St. James the Great is celebrated for its Romanesque frescoes and western arch.
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