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Loudun

Coordinates: 47°00′38″N 0°05′04″E / 47.0106°N 0.0844°E / 47.0106; 0.0844
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Loudun
Porte du Martray in Loudun
Porte du Martray in Loudun
Coat of arms of Loudun
Location of Loudun
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Loudun is located in France
Loudun
Loudun
Loudun is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Loudun
Loudun
Coordinates: 47°00′38″N 0°05′04″E / 47.0106°N 0.0844°E / 47.0106; 0.0844
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentVienne
ArrondissementChâtellerault
CantonLoudun
IntercommunalityPays Loudunais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Joël Dazas[1]
Area
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43.77 km2 (16.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,743
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
86137 /86200
Elevation47–120 m (154–394 ft)
(avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
Websitewww.ville-loudun.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Loudun (/lˈdʌn/; French pronunciation: [lu.dœ̃]; Poitevin: Loudin) is a commune in the Vienne department and the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, western France.

It is located 30 km (19 mi) south of the town of Chinon and 25 km to the east of the town Thouars. The area south of Loudun is the place of origin of a significant portion of the Acadians, one of the early founding people of New France in Canada.[3]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 7,094—    
1975 8,035+1.80%
1982 8,120+0.15%
1990 7,854−0.42%
1999 7,704−0.21%
2007 7,173−0.89%
2012 6,819−1.01%
2017 6,747−0.21%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

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Loudun, an ancient town, contains numerous old streets, buildings and monuments of which five are Government-listed monuments. It is also the location of a vicus type archaeological site.

History

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Loudun in art

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Personalities

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Loudun is the birthplace of:

Loudun is the place of death of:

  • Urbain Grandier (18 August 1634), French Catholic priest who was burned at the stake after being convicted of witchcraft.
  • André Andrejew (16 March 1967), French-Russian classic film production designer, built decor for movies produced in Germany, France, England and the US.

Twin towns

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Gregory M. W. Kennedy, Something of a Peasant Paradise? Comparing Rural Societies in Acadie and the Loudunais, 1604-1755 (MQUP 2014).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ Örjan Lindberger (1990) Människan i tiden. Eyvind Johnsons liv och författarskap 1938-1976, Bonniers ISBN 91-0-047904-7
  6. ^ "James Wierzbicki / Krzysztof Penderecki". Archived from the original on 2006-01-01. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
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