Saint-Viâtre
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Saint-Viâtre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ vjatʁ]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France.[3]
Saint-Viâtre | |
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Commune | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Saint-Viâtre | |
  Saint-Viâtre  Saint-Viâtre | |
| Coordinates: 47°31′27″N 1°56′03″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher |
| Arrondissement | Romorantin-Lanthenay |
| Canton | La Sologne |
| Intercommunality | Sologne des étangs |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Léonard[1] |
Area 1 | 89.79 km2 (34.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,180 |
| • Density | 13.1/km2 (34.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 41231 /41210 |
| Elevation | 92–132 m (302–433 ft) (avg. 108 m or 354 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
The village was originally called Tremblevif, from the Latin for "aspen" and "village", but suggesting in the popular imagination a place prone to swamp fever and trembling limbs. In 1854, worried that outsiders might be put off, the villagers successfully petitioned to change the name to Saint-Viâtre [4] in honour of a hermit, traditionally known as Viâtre, who had lived in the forests of Sologne. His tomb is in the crypt of the village church.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,245 | — |
| 1975 | 1,223 | −0.25% |
| 1982 | 1,162 | −0.73% |
| 1990 | 1,063 | −1.11% |
| 1999 | 1,157 | +0.95% |
| 2007 | 1,184 | +0.29% |
| 2012 | 1,273 | +1.46% |
| 2017 | 1,196 | −1.24% |
| 2023 | 1,180 | −0.22% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
