Authon, Loir-et-Cher
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Authon | |
|---|---|
 Church and town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Authon | |
  Authon  Authon | |
| Coordinates: 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 | Montoire-sur-le-Loir |
| Intercommunality | CA Territoires Vendômois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-José Cintrat[1] |
Area 1 | 32.26 km2 (12.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 753 |
| • Density | 23.3/km2 (60.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 41007 /41310 |
| Elevation | 90–156 m (295–512 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Authon (French pronunciation: [ɔtɔ̃] or [otɔ̃]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France, next to Vendôme.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 767 | — |
| 1975 | 691 | −1.48% |
| 1982 | 699 | +0.16% |
| 1990 | 700 | +0.02% |
| 1999 | 698 | −0.03% |
| 2007 | 634 | −1.19% |
| 2012 | 675 | +1.26% |
| 2017 | 721 | +1.33% |
| 2023 | 753 | +0.73% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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 (d.2020). The latter is buried in Authon alongside his daughter Jacinte.[4]
