Cloyes-sur-le-Loir

Cloyes-sur-le-Loir is a former commune on the River Loir, a few kilometres south of the town of Châteaudun in the department of Eure-et-Loir in northern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières.[2]

Cloyes-sur-le-Loir
Coat of arms
Location of Cloyes-sur-le-Loir
Cloyes-sur-le-Loir
Cloyes-sur-le-Loir
Coordinates: 47°59′52″N 1°14′09″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentEure-et-Loir
ArrondissementChâteaudun
CantonBrou
CommuneCloyes-les-Trois-Rivières
Area
1
19.85 km2 (7.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
2,702
  Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
28220
Elevation92–152 m (302–499 ft)
(avg. 105 m or 344 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19622,315    
19682,478+7.0%
19752,552+3.0%
19822,653+4.0%
19902,593−2.3%
19992,636+1.7%
20082,676+1.5%

Personalities

le Loir at Cloyes-sur-le-Loir

It was the home of Stephen of Cloyes, a leader of the Children's Crusade.

See also

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