Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
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Coordinates: 47°24′13″N 0°40′44″E / 47.403611°N 0.678889°E
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Commune of Amboise |
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  Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Tours |
| Canton | Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire |
| Intercommunality | Tours |
| Mayor | Philippe Briand (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 45–101 m (150–330 ft) |
| Land area1 | 13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 16,100 (1999) |
| - Density | 1,193 /km² (3,090 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 37214/ 37540 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire is a commune in the department of Indre-et-Loire in central France.
It is located northwest of Tours on the other side of the Loire. As of 1999 it has a population of 16,100. In 2005 the town's population was estimated at 16,421. It is the third largest city in the Tours department, behind only Tours and Joué-lès-Tours.
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[edit] Personalities
- Anatole France died here.
[edit] Twin towns
- Katrineholm, Sweden (24 June 1979)
- Meinerzhagen, Germany (12 April 1987)
- Newark-on-Trent, United Kingdom (11 April 1993)
- Valls, Spain (11 April 1999)
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