Artins (French pronunciation: [aʁtɛ̃]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France.
Artins | |
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 The road into Artins | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Artins  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°44′45″N 0°44′27″E / 47.7458°N 0.7408°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher |
| Arrondissement | Vendôme |
| Canton | Montoire-sur-le-Loir |
| Intercommunality | CA Territoires Vendômois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Huguet[1] |
Area 1 | 11.72 km2 (4.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 263 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 41004 /41800 |
| Elevation | 57–139 m (187–456 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 317 | — |
| 1975 | 265 | −2.53% |
| 1982 | 272 | 0.37% |
| 1990 | 247 | −1.20% |
| 1999 | 282 | 1.48% |
| 2007 | 285 | 0.13% |
| 2012 | 288 | 0.21% |
| 2017 | 264 | −1.73% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
History
editThe name derives from the Gallo-Roman Artinis.
The historic Romanesque church, dedicated to Saint Julien (of Le Mans), at a ford in the Loir river, fell into ruins when development occurred nearer a departmental route at a site known as Le Plat d'Etain. It has since been restored by local initiative for cultural purposes.
Popular tradition would have it that Artins is older than Le Mans (the ecclesiastical centre of the diocese to which Artins formerly belonged) and that St. Julien evinced a dragon who had taken up residence in a temple (which was replaced by the former church). A pilgrimage celebrating this feat survived into the mid-twentieth century.
The hillside is marked by a former Commanderie and the manor of Rocheturpin (which lost its Romanesque chapel in the late nineteenth century). Just below these and above the Plat d'Etain is the present neo-gothic church. The lower hillside is marked by a series of caves often used as wine-cellars.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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