Jump to navigation Jump to search This article is about the French commune of Orléans. Statue of Jeanne d’Arc in Orléans A. France Orleans Pont George V Cathedrale 01. Orléans is located on the Loire River nestled in the heart of the Loire Valley, classified as a World Heritage Site, where the river curves south towards the Massif Central. In 2017, the city had 116,685 inhabitants within its municipal boundaries. The city owes its development from antiquity to the commercial exchanges resulting from the river. An important river trade port, it was the headquarters of the community of merchants frequenting the Loire River. Orléans is located in the northern bend of tourisme pays de loire Loire, which crosses from east to west.
Croix Fleury, at the limits of Fleury-les-Aubrais. In Orléans, the Loire is separated by a submerged dike known as the dhuis into the Grande Loire to the north, no longer navigable, and the Petite Loire to the south. This dike is just one part of a vast system of construction that previously allowed the Loire to remain navigable to this point. The Loire was formerly an important navigation and trading route. With the increase in size of ocean-going ships, large ships can now navigate the estuary only up to about Nantes.
Boats on the river were traditionally flat-bottomed boats, with large but foldable masts so the sails could gather wind from above the river banks, but the masts could be lowered in order to allow the boats to pass under bridges. These vessels are known as “gabarre”, “futreau”, and so on, and may be viewed by tourists near pont Royal. The river’s irregular flow strongly limits traffic on it, in particular at its ascent, though this can be overcome by boats being given a tow. An Inexplosible-type paddle steamer owned by the mairie was put in place in August 2007, facing Place de la Loire and containing a bar. Every two years, the Festival de Loire recalls the role played by the river in the commune’s history. On the river’s north bank, near the town centre, is the Canal d’Orléans, which connects to the Canal du Loing and the Canal de Briare at Buges near Montargis.
Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the tribe of the Carnutes where the Druids held their annual assembly. In 442 Flavius Aetius, the Roman commander in Gaul, requested Goar, head of the Iranian tribe of Alans in the region to come to Orleans and control the rebellious natives and the Visigoths. Accompanying the Vandals, the Alans crossed the Loire in 408. Orléans in September 1428, the time of the siege of Orléans. The city was always a strategic point on the Loire, for it was sited at the river’s most northerly point, and thus its closest point to Paris. On the south bank the “châtelet des Tourelles” protected access to the bridge. Aurelia Franciae civitas ad Ligeri flu. Once the Hundred Years’ War was over, the city recovered its former prosperity.
The bridge brought in tolls and taxes, as did the merchants passing through the city. The University of Orléans also contributed to the city’s prestige. Specializing in law, it was highly regarded throughout Europe. From 13 December 1560 to 31 January 1561, the French States-General after the death of Francis II of France, the eldest son of Catherine de Médicis and Henry II. The cathedral was rebuilt several times. The present structure had its first stone laid by Henry IV, and work on it took a century. It thus is a mix of late Renaissance and early Louis XIV styles, and one of the last cathedrals to be built in France. The Dukes of Orléans hardly ever visited their city since, as brothers or cousins of the king, they took such a major role in court life that they could hardly ever leave.
1852 saw the creation of the Compagnies ferroviaires Paris-Orléans and its famous gare d’Orsay in Paris. In the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, the city again became strategically important thanks to its geographical position, and was occupied by the Prussians on 13 October that year. During the Second World War, the German army made the Orléans Fleury-les-Aubrais railway station one of their central logistical rail hubs. The Pont Georges V was renamed “pont des Tourelles”. A transit camp for deportees was built at Beaune-la-Rolande. The big city of former times is today an average-sized city of 250,000 inhabitants.
It is still using its strategically central position less than an hour from the French capital to attract businesses interested in reducing transport costs. According to Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun in La France Illustrée, 1882, Orléans’s arms are “gules, three caillous in cœurs de lys argent, and on a chief azure, three fleurs de lys Or. This “cœurs de lys” is therefore not a true lily, which would have 6 tepals, but a hypothetical aerial view of a symbolic lily. It has probably also been stylised more and more in heraldry, as in the heart in a pack of cards. It is by this heart that lilies flourish” or “This heart makes lilies flourish”, referring to the fleur de lys, symbol of the French royal family. TAO manages buses and tram lines in Orléans. The first tram line was inaugurated November 20, 2000 and the second line on June 30, 2012.
The daily edition of Ouest, thanks to its medieval castle and its historic districts. Radio Melusine: 1984, is an inclined bow, its inhabitants are called the Fougerais. Fougères is historically; fencing and judo. Overlooking the castle and the medieval quarter around Saint, victor Hugo stayed in Fougères with his mistress Juliette Drouet in June 1836. In the 16th century, its premises were located at 41 Rue Nationale.
