Cloyes-sur-le-Loir
Cloyes-sur-le-Loir (French pronunciation: [klwa syʁ lə lwaʁ], literally Cloyes on the Loir) is a former commune on the River Loir, a few kilometres south of the town of Châteaudun in the department of Eure-et-Loir in northern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières.
le Loir at Cloyes-sur-le-Loir 
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2,315 | — |
| 1968 | 2,478 | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 2,552 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 2,653 | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 2,593 | −2.3% |
| 1999 | 2,636 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 2,676 | +1.5% |
Personalities
It was the home of Stephen of Cloyes, a leader of the Children's Crusade. Mezzo-soprano Juliette Borghèse was born in the town.
See also
References
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 25 May 2016 (in French)
- ^ "Juliette Borghèse". Artlyriquefr.fr. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cloyes-sur-le-Loir.
- Official website (in French)
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