Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois

Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t katʁin də fjɛʁbwa]) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.[3] During the Hundred Years' War, an ancient sword was found buried behind the altar of this chapel by St Joan of Arc, with the help of the divine counsel of St. Michael the Archangel, St. Catherine of Alexandria, St. Margaret of Antioch, and other saints. With the sword, she led the French to victory, retaking Orléans and vanquishing the English forts surrounding it.

Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois
Commune
The church of Sainte-Catherine, in Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois
The church of Sainte-Catherine, in Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois
Coat of arms of Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois
Coat of arms
Location of Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois
Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois is located in France
Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois
Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois
Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois
Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois
Coordinates: 47°09′30″N 0°39′16″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre-et-Loire
ArrondissementTours
CantonSainte-Maure-de-Touraine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Michel Pagé[1]
Area
1
15.49 km2 (5.98 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
785
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
37212 /37800
Elevation92–129 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.

It is a stop on the Way of St. James.[4]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793507—    
1800509+0.4%
1806543+6.7%
1821582+7.2%
1831556−4.5%
1836618+11.2%
1841610−1.3%
1846640+4.9%
1851694+8.4%
1856699+0.7%
1861667−4.6%
1866635−4.8%
1872596−6.1%
1876562−5.7%
1881570+1.4%
1886570+0.0%
1891574+0.7%
1896570−0.7%
YearPop.±%
1901618+8.4%
1906620+0.3%
1911657+6.0%
1921551−16.1%
1926542−1.6%
1931514−5.2%
1936510−0.8%
1946511+0.2%
1954506−1.0%
1962436−13.8%
1968499+14.4%
1975529+6.0%
1982484−8.5%
1990539+11.4%
1999611+13.4%
2006648+6.1%
2009657+1.4%

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Cyrès, Groupe. "L'édito". Ste Catherine de Fierbois, Bienvenue sur le site de la Mairie de Sainte Catherine de Fierbois. Retrieved 3 September 2020.


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