Lamotte-Beuvron | |
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 Sainte-Anne church | |
.svg) 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[1] |
| Area 1 | 23.34 km2 (9.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 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]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Le Parc Equestre Federal official site
- ^ Le Parc Equestre Federal official site
- ^ FFE official site
- ^ ANPFS official site Archived 2016-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lamotte-Beuvron official site, retrieved 19 April 2016
- ^ Lamotte-Beuvron official site Archived 2016-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Paris, KY - Sister City".