Vendôme
Vendôme | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
View of Vendôme | |
Location of Vendôme | |
| Coordinates: 47°47′37″N 1°03′59″E / 47.7936°N 1.0664°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher |
| Arrondissement | Vendôme |
| Canton | Vendôme |
| Intercommunality | CA Territoires Vendômois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Brillard |
Area 1 | 23.89 km2 (9.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 15,566 |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 41269 /41100 |
| Elevation | 76–141 m (249–463 ft) (avg. 82 m or 269 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Vendôme (/vɒ̃ˈdoʊm/, French: [vɑ̃dom] ⓘ) is a subprefecture of the department of Loir-et-Cher, France. It is also the department's third-biggest commune with 15,856 inhabitants (2019).
It is one of the main towns along the river Loir. The river divides itself at the entrance of Vendôme, intersecting it into numerous different arms. The town has a rich medieval history and many historical monuments.