Coordinates: 47°15′36″N 0°04′37″W / 47.260000, -0.076944

Commune of Saumur The château at Saumur
City coat of arms from 1699 to 1985	City coat of arms since 1986
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire (sous-préfecture)
Arrondissement	Saumur
Canton	Chief town of 2 cantons
Intercommunality	Saumur Loire Développement
Mayor	Jean-Michel Marchand (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	20 m–95 m (avg. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. For other senses of this word see Château (disambiguation. A château (plural châteaux) is a Manor house or residence Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Pays de la Loire is one of the 26 Regions of France. It is one of the regions created in the late 20th century to serve as a zone of influence for its capital Nantes In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Maine-et-Loire is a department in west-central France. History Maine-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The arrondissement of Saumur is an arrondissement of France located in the Maine-et-Loire département, in the Pays de la Loire The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The Communauté d'agglomération de Saumur Loire Développement is the intercommunal structure gathering the city of Saumur and some of its suburbs A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. 30 m)
Land area¹	66. 25 km²
Population² (1999)	29,857
- Density	450. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	49328/ 49400
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0. The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE to identify various entities including communes Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. C D E

Saumur is a town and commune in the Maine-et-Loire département of France on the Loire River at 47.269° N 0.068° W, with an approximate population of 30,000 as of 2001. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. Maine-et-Loire is a department in west-central France. History Maine-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Loire River (lwaʁ in French) is the longest River in France. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The historic town is located between the Loire and Thouet rivers, which join to the west of the town. The Loire River (lwaʁ in French) is the longest River in France. The river Thouet is a Tributary of the River Loire in the Poitou-Charentes and Pays de la Loire régions of France.

Saumur is home to the Cadre Noir, the École Nationale d'Équitation (National School of Horsemanship), known for its annual horse shows, as well as the officer school for armored forces (tanks). The Cadre Noir is an equestrian display team based in the city of Saumur in western France. An officer is a member of an armed force who holds a position of authority Armour (or armor) is protective covering most commonly manufactured from metals to prevent damage from being inflicted to an individual or a vehicle through use of direct contact A tank is a tracked, Armoured fighting vehicle designed for Front-line combat which combines Operational mobility and tactical There is a tank museum, the Musée des Blindés, with more than 850 armored vehicles, wheeled or tracked. The Musée des Blindés or Musée Général Estienne is one of the world's leading Tank Museums It is located in the Loire Valley of France Most of them are from France but some were made in other countries such as Brazil, Germany, or the Soviet Union. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991

The School of Saumur is the name used to denote a distinctive form of Reformed theology taught by Moses Amyraut at the University of Saumur in the 17th century. Amyraldism (or sometimes Amyraldianism, the School of Saumur, hypothetical universalism, or Post Redemptionism) also known as "hypothetical Calvinism (sometimes called the Reformed tradition, the Reformed faith, or Reformed theology) is a theological system and an approach to the Moses Amyraut (September 1596 &ndash January 8, 1664) also known as Amyraldus, was a French Protestant Theologian As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar Saumur is also the scene for Balzac's novel "Eugénie Grandet", written by the French author in 1833 and the title of a song from hard rock band Trust (whose lyrics express their poor opinion of the city: narrow-minded, bourgeois and militaristic). Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock For the Junior Eurovision Song Contest contestant see Trust (2007 band.

Saumur was the location of the Battle of Saumur (1793) during the Revolt in the Vendée, the Battle of Saumur (1940) during World War II, and 1944 Tallboy and Azon bombing targets:

Births

Saumur was the birthplace of:

• Anne Lefèvre (1654-1720), better known during her lifetime as Madame Dacier, scholar and translator of classics
• Charles Ernest Beulé (1826-1874), archeologist
• Coco Chanel (1883-1971), internationally renowned fashion designer
• Yves Robert, (1920-2002), actor, composer, director, writer, producer
• Fanny Ardant, (b. Anne Le Fèvre Dacier, (1654 &ndash 17 August 1720) better known during her lifetime as Madame Dacier, was a French Scholar and Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Scholarly method &mdash or as it is more commonly called scholarship &mdash is the body of principles and practices used by scholars to make their claims about the world as Translation is the interpreting of the meaning of a text and the subsequent production of an equivalent text likewise called a " translation "Classical literature" redirects here For literature in Classical languages outside the Graeco-Roman sphere see Ancient literature. Charles Ernest Beulé ( 29 June 1826 &ndash 4 April 1874) was a French Archaeologist and Politician. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel ( August 19, 1883 &ndash January 10, 1971) was a pioneering French Fashion designer Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Fashion design is the Applied art dedicated to Clothing and lifestyle Accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time Yves Robert ( June 21, 1920 – May 10, 2002) was a French Actor, Screenwriter, director, and Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant (born 22 March 1949 is a French actress. 1949), actress
• Dominique Pinon, (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dominique Pinon (born 4 March 1955) is a French Actor whose most famous roles have been in the films of Jean-Pierre Jeunet and 1955), actor

Twin towns

twinned with:

• Verden, Germany
• Warwick, United Kingdom
• Havelberg, Germany
• Asheville, North Carolina, United States
• Ruşeţu, Romania

References

1. ^ Saumer Tunnel, 9th June 1944. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Verden (Aller, or Verden (ˈfeːɐdn is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, on Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Warwick (ˈwɒrɪk worrick (silent w in middle is the County town of Warwickshire, England. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Havelberg is a town in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Asheville is a City in and the County seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Ruşeţu (/ru'ʃetsu/ is a commune in the Buzău County, Romania. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Royal Air Force Bomber Command 60th Anniversary. UK Crown. Retrieved on 2007-05-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned
2. ^ Campaign Diary. Royal Air Force Bomber Command 60th Anniversary. UK Crown. Retrieved on 2007-05-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned 1944: June, July, August, September, October, November, December
3. ^ ^{a b} 8th Air Force 1944 Chronicles. Retrieved on 2007-05-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. June, July, August, September

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Visiting Saumur - in English
• Visiting Château de Montreuil-Bellay
• Notre Dame des Ardilliers - Article in the Catholic Encyclopedia about a Catholic pilgrimage center in the town
• http://www.musee-des-blindes.asso.fr