Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire
|commune status = Commune
|image coat of arms = Blason fr Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire.svg
|image = Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire 1.jpg
|image flag = Flag of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire.gif
|caption = Abbey
|arrondissement = Orléans
|canton = Sully-sur-Loire
|INSEE = 45270
|postal code = 45730
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Val de Sully
|coordinates = {{coord|47.8103|2.3067|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation min m = 105
|elevation max m = 115
|area km2 = 18.27
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Image:Abbaye Saint Benoit sur Loire 1.jpg
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ bənwa syʁ lwaʁ}}, literally Saint-Benoît on Loire) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
Monastery
This town hosts the Abbaye de Fleury, also known as the Abbaye de Saint Benoît (Saint Benedict Abbey). Founded around 630, it is one of the oldest abbeys of the Benedictine rule. In 660, the remains of Saint Benedict of Nursia were transferred to Saint Benoît from Monte Cassino by Mommolin of Fleury.
The monastery, known for the Fleury Playbook, was pillaged and damaged multiple times over the course of history, including during the Norman invasions and the French Revolution. The current abbey church is in the Romanesque style and dates from the eleventh century. A community of approximately 40 monks currently resides in the monastery.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-45270#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |1597
|1975 |1790
|1982 |1925
|1990 |1880
|1999 |1876
|2007 |1985
|2012 |2063
|2017 |2030
}}
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire}}
{{EB1911 poster|St Benoît-sur-Loire}}
- [http://www.saint-benoit-sur-loire.fr/ Town council website] (in French)
{{Loire Valley communes}}
{{Loiret communes}}
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