La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin
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 The town hall in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin | |
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  La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin  La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin | |
| Coordinates: 47°53′26″N 1°50′27″E / 47.8906°N 1.8408°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loiret |
| Arrondissement | Orléans |
| Canton | Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle |
| Intercommunality | Orléans Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020-2026) | Valérie Barthe Cheneau |
| Area 1 | 8.96 km2 (3.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 10,218 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Chapellois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 45075 /45380 |
| Elevation | 87–113 m (285–371 ft) |
| Website | www.ville-lachapellesaintmesmin.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
The village is located in the natural region of France of the Loire Valley and in the metropolis of Orleans. It is one of the 22 town of Orléans Métropole. It notably hosts the glass production plant Duralex .
Geography
Location and neighboring municipalities
La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin is bordering the natural région of the Beauce, France.
The village is located 5,5 km west from Orléans[2] on the north shore of the Loire and 114,5 km south-south-west of Paris.[3]
The municipal territory is divided into five large parallel bands oriented south-west north-east and defined by successively five large borders that shape the village : the A10 motorway which separates the village from Ingré, the Orléans-Blois railway, the departmental route 2152, the hillside of the Loire (which defines the valley to the southwest and overhanging the river to the southeast) and the Loire.
Twin towns – sister cities
La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin is twinned with:
Newhaven, East Sussex, United Kingdom
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Orthodromie entre "Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin" et "Orléans"". le site lion1906 de Lionel Delvarre. Retrieved 4 August 2014..
- ^ "Orthodromie entre "Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin" et "Paris"". le site lion1906 de Lionel Delvarre. Retrieved 4 August 2014..
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