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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Cloyes-sur-le-Loir

Cloyes-sur-le-Loir (French pronunciation: [klwa syʁ 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.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19622,315—    
19682,478+7.0%
19752,552+3.0%
19822,653+4.0%
19902,593−2.3%
19992,636+1.7%
20082,676+1.5%

Personalities

le Loir at Cloyes-sur-le-Loir

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