Saumur
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Commune of Saumur The château at Saumur |
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| Location | |
| Coordinates | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Région | Pays de la Loire |
| Département | Maine-et-Loire (sous-préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Saumur |
| Canton | Chief town of 2 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Saumur Loire Développement |
| Mayor | Jean-Michel Marchand (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 20 m–95 m (avg. 30 m) |
| Land area¹ | 66,35 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
29,857 |
| - Density (1999) | 450/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49328/ 49400 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Saumur is a town and commune in the Maine-et-Loire département of France on the Loire River at , with an approximate population of 30,000 as of 2001.
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[edit] Miscellaneous
Saumur is home to the Cadre Noir, the École Nationale d'Equitation (National School of Horsemanship), known for its annual horse shows, as well as the officer school for armored forces (tanks).
The School of Saumur is the name used to denote a distinctive form of Reformed theology taught by Moses Amyraut at the University of Saumur in the 17th century.
[edit] Births
Saumur was the birthplace of:
- Anne Lefèvre (1654-1720), better known during her lifetime as Madame Dacier, scholar and translator of classics
- Charles Ernest Beulé (1826-1874), archeologist
- Coco Chanel (1883-1971), internationally renowned fashion designer
- Yves Robert, (1920-2002), actor, composer, director, writer, producer
- Fanny Ardant, (b. 1949), actress
- Dominique Pinon, (b. 1955), actor
[edit] Twin towns
Saumur is twinned with:
- Verden, Germany
- Warwick, England
- Havelberg, Germany
- Asheville, North Carolina, United States
- Ruşeţu, Romania
[edit] Related usages
- Saumur is an appelation for wines produced in the Saumur region.
- Saumur is the title of a song from hard rock band Trust (whose lyrics express their poor opinion of the city: narrow-minded, bourgeois and militaristic).
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- Visiting Saumur - in English
- Visiting Château de Montreuil-Bellay
