Saint-Cyr-en-Val

Saint-Cyr-en-Val
Château de la Motte
Coat of arms
Saint-Cyr-en-Val
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Saint-Cyr-en-Val
Coordinates: 47°49′51″N 1°58′13″E / 47.8308°N 1.9703°ECoordinates: 47°49′51″N 1°58′13″E / 47.8308°N 1.9703°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loiret
Arrondissement	Orléans
Canton	Saint-Jean-le-Blanc
Intercommunality	Orléans Val de Loire
Government
• Mayor (2005–2008)	Christian Braux
Area^1	44.23 km^2 (17.08 sq mi)
Population (2012)^2	3,024
• Density	68/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	45272 / 45590
Elevation	92–126 m (302–413 ft) (avg. 116 m or 381 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Cyr-en-Val is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. The writer Michèle Desbordes (1940–2006) was born in Saint-Cyr-en-Val.

Demographics

Historical population of Saint-Cyr-en-Val

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2012
Population	872	1,142	1,555	2,373	2,883	3,251	3,024
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

History

• A religious community of canons took place in this city in 1002.
• Jeanne of Arc came in this city on April 29, 1429.

Twin town

Saint-Cyr-en-Val is twinned with Bliesen, Germany

Economy

Around 80 companies are located in the industrial estate "La Sausaye".

Places to see

• Château de la Motte (La Motte Castle)
• Château de Morchêne and its forest

Château de Morchêne

• Saint Sulpice Church

Église Saint Sulpice

See also

• Communes of the Loiret department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official Web site