The Arrondissement of Vendôme () is an

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, and certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissem ...

of France, located in the

Loir-et-Cher Loir-et-Cher (, ) is a Departments of France, department in the Centre-Val de Loire Regions of France, region of France. It is named after two rivers which run through it, the Loir in its northern part and the Cher (river), Cher in its southern p ...

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Centre-Val de Loire Centre-Val de Loire (; ,In isolation, ''Centre'' is pronounced . ) or Centre Region (, ), as it was known until 2015, is one of the eighteen Regions of France, administrative regions of France. It straddles the middle Loire Valley in the interior ...

. It has 100

communes A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

. Its population is 67,408 (2021), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Vendôme, and their

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s, are: #

Ambloy Ambloy () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other deriv ...

(41001) # Areines (41003) #

Artins Artins () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. Population History The name derives from the Gallo-Roman ''Artinis''. The historic Romanesque church, dedicated to Saint Julien (of Le Mans), at a ford in the Loir riv ...

(41004) # Authon (41007) # Azé (41010) # Baillou (41012) # Beauchêne (41014) #

Bonneveau Bonneveau () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. Population Sights and monuments * Château de Matval, 13-15th century castle, protected since 1971 as a ''monument historique'' by the French Ministry of Culture * � ...

(41020) # Bouffry (41022) # Boursay (41024) # Brévainville (41026) # Busloup (41028) # Cellé (41030) # La Chapelle-Enchérie (41037) # La Chapelle-Vicomtesse (41041) # Chauvigny-du-Perche (41048) # Choue (41053) #

Cormenon Cormenon () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other der ...

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Couëtron-au-Perche Couëtron-au-Perche is a commune in the department of Loir-et-Cher, central France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2018 by merger of the former communes of Souday (the seat), Arville, Oigny, Saint-Agil and Saint-Avit.

(41248) # Coulommiers-la-Tour (41065) # Crucheray (41072) #

Danzé Danzé () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other deriv ...

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Droué Droué () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. It is 65 km northwest of Blois and is bordered on the south by the Egvonne, a tributary of the Loir. Population International relations It is twinned with Roth ...

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Épuisay Épuisay () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other der ...

(41078) # Les Essarts (41079) # Faye (41081) #

Fontaine-les-Coteaux Fontaine-les-Coteaux () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population Sights * Arboretum de la Fosse See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional communit ...

(41087) # Fontaine-Raoul (41088) # La Fontenelle (41089) #

Fortan Fortan () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other deriv ...

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Fréteval Fréteval () is a commune in the French department of Loir-et-Cher. The village is located on the right bank of the river Loir. Archaeological evidence indicates that the site was occupied by the second century CE. In the Middle Ages, the forti ...

(41095) # Le Gault-du-Perche (41096) # Gombergean (41098) # Les Hayes (41100) # Houssay (41102) # Huisseau-en-Beauce (41103) #

Lancé Lancé () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other deriv ...

(41107) # Lavardin (41113) # Lignières (41115) # Lisle (41116) # Lunay (41120) # Marcilly-en-Beauce (41124) #

Mazangé Mazangé () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other der ...

(41131) # Meslay (41138) # Moisy (41141) #

Mondoubleau Mondoubleau () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other ...

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Montoire-sur-le-Loir Montoire-sur-le-Loir (, literally ''Montoire on the Loir''), commonly known as Montoire, is a commune near Vendôme, in the Loir-et-Cher department in Centre-Val de Loire, France. History Montoire-sur-le-Loir is known as the location where, ...

(41149) #

Montrouveau Montrouveau is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other der ...

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Morée Morée () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other deriv ...

(41154) # Naveil (41158) # Nourray (41163) # Ouzouer-le-Doyen (41172) # Périgny (41174) # Pezou (41175) # Le Plessis-Dorin (41177) # Le Poislay (41179) #

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(41182) # Prunay-Cassereau (41184) # Rahart (41186) # Renay (41187) # Rocé (41190) #

Les Roches-l'Évêque Les Roches-l'Évêque () is a Communes of France, commune in the Loir-et-Cher Departments of France, department in central France. Located in the north-west of the department, the town is part of the small agricultural region "the Valley and Co ...

(41192) # Romilly (41193) #

Ruan-sur-Egvonne Ruan-sur-Egvonne () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or o ...

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Saint-Amand-Longpré Saint-Amand-Longpré () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. The commune was formed in 1965 by the merger of the former communes Saint-Amand-de-Vendôme and Longpré.Saint-Arnoult (41201) # Sainte-Anne (41200) #

Saint-Firmin-des-Prés Saint-Firmin-des-Prés is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune o ...

(41209) # Saint-Gourgon (41213) # Saint-Hilaire-la-Gravelle (41214) #

Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. Population Sights Lying on one of the traditional pilgrimage routes to Santiago da Compostella, across the river from the partly troglodyte hillside ...

(41215) # Saint-Jean-Froidmentel (41216) # Saint-Marc-du-Cor (41224) #

Saint-Martin-des-Bois Saint-Martin-des-Bois () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population Sights The Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Georges-du-Bois is adjacent to the village centre. The historic church of St. Martin possesses an open ...

(41225) # Saint-Ouen (41226) #

Saint-Rimay Saint-Rimay () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other ...

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Sargé-sur-Braye Sargé-sur-Braye (; ) is a commune in the French department of Loir-et-Cher, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. Geography The commune is bathed by the Braye and the Grenne rivers, which join here before leading as the Bra ...

(41235) # Sasnières (41236) #

Savigny-sur-Braye Savigny-sur-Braye (, literally ''Savigny on Braye'') is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population Personalities * Jeanne Rij-Rousseau, (born 10 June 1870 in Candé – died 22 October 1956 in Savigny-sur-Braye ...

(41238) # Selommes (41243) # Sougé (41250) # Le Temple (41254) # Ternay (41255) #

Thoré-la-Rochette Thoré-la-Rochette () is a commune of the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or ...

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Tourailles Tourailles () is a Communes of France, commune of the Loir-et-Cher Departments of France, department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department References

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Troo Troo (; also: ''Trôo'') is a commune of the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. Population Sights The village, which is partly troglodytic, consisting of cave-dwellings, is dominated by the '' collégiale'' or Saint Martin's church. ...

(41265) #

Vallée-de-Ronsard Vallée-de-Ronsard (, literally ''Valley of Ronsard'') is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Couture-sur-Loir (the seat) and Tréhet.

(41070) #

Vendôme Vendôme (, ) is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Departments of France, department of Loir-et-Cher, France. It is also the department's third-biggest Communes of France, commune with 15,856 inhabitants (2019). It is one of th ...

(41269) # Villavard (41274) # La Ville-aux-Clercs (41275) # Villebout (41277) # Villechauve (41278) #

Villedieu-le-Château Villedieu-le-Château () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. Geography Villedieu-le-Château borders the commune of La Chartre-sur-le-Loir (Sarthe) and marks the most eastern extension of the department and of the ...

(41279) # Villemardy (41283) # Villeporcher (41286) # Villerable (41287) #

Villeromain Villeromain () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other ...

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Villetrun Villetrun () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other de ...

(41291) # Villiersfaux (41293) #

Villiers-sur-Loir Villiers-sur-Loir (, literally ''Villiers on Loir'') is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. ...

(41294)

History

The arrondissement of Vendôme was created in 1800.Historique de Loir-et-Cher
/ref> At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Loir-et-Cher, it gained two communes from the arrondissement of Blois, and it lost four communes to the arrondissement of Blois. As a result of the reorganisation of the

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which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Vendôme were, as of January 2015: # Droué # Mondoubleau #

# Morée # Saint-Amand-Longpré # Savigny-sur-Braye # Selommes # Vendôme-1 # Vendôme-2

References

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