Lamotte-Beuvron | |
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![]() Sainte-Anne church | |
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 (2022)[2] | 4,519 |
• Density | 190/km2 (500/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]