Lamotte-Beuvron

Lamotte-Beuvron
Lamotte-Beuvron
Commune
	Sainte-Anne church
	Coat of arms
	Location of Lamotte-Beuvron
	Lamotte-Beuvron Lamotte-Beuvron
	Coordinates: 47°36′10″N 2°01′32″E / 47.6028°N 2.0256°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Romorantin-Lanthenay
Canton	La Sologne
Intercommunality	Cœur de Sologne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Bioulac
Area 1	23.34 km2 (9.01 sq mi)
Population (2021)	4,565
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	41106 /41600
Elevation	106–146 m (348–479 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lamotte-Beuvron (French pronunciation: [lamɔt bøvʁɔ̃]) is a town and commune of about 5000 inhabitants in the Loir-et-Cher department of Centre-Val de Loire, France.^[3]

The French Federal Equestrian Park, one of the largest in Europe, is based in Lamotte-Beuvron.^[4] Each July, the Federal Equestrian Park hosts the French Pony Championship, in which more than 15,000 participants compete.^[5] It also houses the permanent offices of the French Equestrian Federation^[6] and, since 2009, the Bureau of the National Association of the French Riding Pony.^[7]

The town is the birthplace of the Tarte Tatin dessert, an upside-down apple pastry named after the Tatin sisters, who created it at their Hôtel Tatin, across the street from the Lamotte-Beuvron railway station.^[8]

Lamotte-Beuvron's motto is "Hill yesterday, Mountain tomorrow" (« Motte hier, Mont demain ») which expresses the confidence of the residents in the expansion of the city.^[9]

Lamotte-Beuvron is the "sister city" of Paris, Kentucky in the United States.^[10]

Geography

Lamotte-Beuvron is located in the natural region of Sologne on the banks of the Beuvron river, about 30 km south of Orléans. It is in the heart of "Grande Sologne,"^[11]^[12] a forested area stretching over 1,930 square miles and containing hundreds of ponds, making the region a popular destination for hunting and fishing. Sologne is one of the richest regions in France in big game (including deer and wild boar) and game birds (including pheasants, doves and pigeons, and woodcocks).

Lamotte-Beuvron station has rail connections to Orléans and Vierzon.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	346	—
1821	486	+1.22%
1846	769	+1.85%
1872	1,680	+3.05%
1901	2,285	+1.07%
1926	2,626	+0.56%
1946	3,421	+1.33%
1962	3,703	+0.50%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,073	+1.60%
1975	4,475	+1.35%
1982	4,345	−0.42%
1990	4,247	−0.28%
1999	4,251	+0.01%
2007	4,581	+0.94%
2012	4,782	+0.86%
2017	4,724	−0.24%

Source: EHESS^[13] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[14]

Gallery

The channel of the Sauldre.
Town hall.
War memorial
Sainte-Anne church
Railway bridge on the Beuvron
Lamotte-Beuvron railway station
Castle Saint-Maurice
Federal Equestrian Park
War memorial and Sainte-Anne church

Climate

Climate data for Lamotte-Beuvron (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1978–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	18.0 (64.4)	24.3 (75.7)	26.2 (79.2)	31.0 (87.8)	34.0 (93.2)	38.3 (100.9)	41.8 (107.2)	42.0 (107.6)	35.8 (96.4)	30.8 (87.4)	23.0 (73.4)	20.0 (68.0)	42.0 (107.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	7.8 (46.0)	9.3 (48.7)	13.6 (56.5)	17.0 (62.6)	20.7 (69.3)	24.2 (75.6)	26.6 (79.9)	26.7 (80.1)	22.5 (72.5)	17.3 (63.1)	11.5 (52.7)	8.1 (46.6)	17.1 (62.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	4.5 (40.1)	5.0 (41.0)	8.2 (46.8)	10.9 (51.6)	14.6 (58.3)	18.0 (64.4)	20.1 (68.2)	19.8 (67.6)	16.1 (61.0)	12.4 (54.3)	7.7 (45.9)	4.9 (40.8)	11.8 (53.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.3 (34.3)	0.7 (33.3)	2.8 (37.0)	4.7 (40.5)	8.6 (47.5)	11.9 (53.4)	13.6 (56.5)	13.0 (55.4)	9.6 (49.3)	7.4 (45.3)	4.0 (39.2)	1.8 (35.2)	6.6 (43.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−20.5 (−4.9)	−15.0 (5.0)	−13.0 (8.6)	−6.7 (19.9)	−2.0 (28.4)	0.2 (32.4)	4.0 (39.2)	3.5 (38.3)	0.0 (32.0)	−5.1 (22.8)	−12.0 (10.4)	−14.8 (5.4)	−20.5 (−4.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	66.4 (2.61)	58.5 (2.30)	56.5 (2.22)	60.4 (2.38)	71.5 (2.81)	52.7 (2.07)	60.8 (2.39)	55.4 (2.18)	54.7 (2.15)	73.0 (2.87)	77.0 (3.03)	81.3 (3.20)	768.2 (30.24)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	12.8	10.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	8.2	8.0	7.5	8.4	10.6	12.1	12.8	121.2
Source: Meteociel^[15]