La Ferté-Saint-Aubin | |
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 The chateau in La-Ferté-Saint-Aubin | |
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| Coordinates:47°43′05″N1°56′32″E / 47.7181°N 1.9422°E /47.7181; 1.9422 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loiret |
| Arrondissement | Orléans |
| Canton | La Ferté-Saint-Aubin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2024–2026) | Katia Bailly[1] |
Area 1 | 86.12 km2 (33.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 7,317 |
| • Density | 84.96/km2 (220.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 45146 /45240 |
| Elevation | 93–137 m (305–449 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Ferté-Saint-Aubin (French pronunciation:[lafɛʁtesɛ̃.t‿obɛ̃]) is acommune in theLoiretdepartment in theadministrative region ofCentre-Val de Loire,France.
The commune is traversed by theCosson river.
During theMiddle Ages, the area was known asLa Ferté-Nabert and held as a lordship (seigneur de la Ferté-Nabert) beginning with Jean de Mornay, brother of thebishop andchancellorPierre de Mornay.
It was acquired in the 16th century by the house of Saint Nectaire (corrupted to Senneterre), and erected into a duchy in the peerage of France (duché-pairie) in 1665 forHenri de La Ferté-Senneterre,marshal of France. It was calledLa Ferté Lowendal after it had been acquired byWoldemar de Lowendal in 1748.[3]
In February 1939, the Chateau de la Ferté-Saint-Aubin was used for exterior shots in the celebratedJean Renoir movieThe Rules of the Game (La Règle du Jeu).
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 4,307 | — |
| 1975 | 4,284 | −0.08% |
| 1982 | 5,498 | +3.63% |
| 1990 | 6,414 | +1.94% |
| 1999 | 6,783 | +0.62% |
| 2007 | 7,010 | +0.41% |
| 2012 | 7,199 | +0.53% |
| 2017 | 7,454 | +0.70% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "La Ferté".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 67–68.
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