Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois | |
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 The church of Sainte-Catherine, in Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois | |
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 Location of Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois | |
  Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois  Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois | |
| Coordinates:47°09′30″N0°39′16″E / 47.1583°N 0.6544°E /47.1583; 0.6544 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Tours |
| Canton | Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean-Michel Pagé[1] |
Area 1 | 15.49 km2 (5.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 760 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37212 /37800 |
| Elevation | 92–129 m (302–423 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃tkatʁindəfjɛʁbwa]) is acommune in theIndre-et-Loiredepartment in centralFrance.[3] During theHundred Years' War, an ancient sword was found buried behind the altar of the chapel of Sainte-Catherine bySt Joan of Arc, with the help of the divine counsel ofSt. Michael the Archangel,St. Catherine of Alexandria,St. Margaret of Antioch, and other saints. With the sword, she led the French to victory, retakingOrléans and vanquishing the English forts surrounding it.
It is a stop on theWay of St. James.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 499 | — |
| 1975 | 529 | +0.84% |
| 1982 | 484 | −1.26% |
| 1990 | 539 | +1.35% |
| 1999 | 611 | +1.40% |
| 2007 | 653 | +0.83% |
| 2012 | 700 | +1.40% |
| 2017 | 761 | +1.69% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
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