Saint-Jean-de-Braye (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ bʁɛ]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. It is an eastern suburb of Orléans. The organist and musicologist Norbert Dufourcq (1904–1990) was born in the commune.

Saint-Jean de Braye
Town hall gardens
Town hall gardens
Coat of arms of Saint-Jean de Braye
Location of Saint-Jean de Braye
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Saint-Jean de Braye is located in France
Saint-Jean de Braye
Saint-Jean de Braye
Saint-Jean de Braye is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Jean de Braye
Saint-Jean de Braye
Coordinates: 47°54′46″N 1°58′19″E / 47.9128°N 1.9719°E / 47.9128; 1.9719
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoiret
ArrondissementOrléans
CantonSaint-Jean-de-Braye
IntercommunalityOrléans Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Vanessa Slimani[1]
Area
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13.7 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
21,700
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
45284 /45800
Elevation95–127 m (312–417 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

On 14 February 2020, the municipal council voted unanimously to suspend the twin towns partnership with the Polish Tuchów as a result of the controversial anti-LGBT resolution passed by the Tuchów authorities.[3][4][5]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 880—    
1800 1,114+3.43%
1806 1,095−0.29%
1821 1,089−0.04%
1831 1,269+1.54%
1836 1,287+0.28%
1841 2,304+12.35%
1846 2,306+0.02%
1851 1,404−9.45%
1856 1,507+1.43%
1861 1,568+0.80%
1866 1,648+1.00%
1872 1,740+0.91%
1876 1,877+1.91%
1881 1,905+0.30%
1886 1,962+0.59%
1891 1,911−0.53%
1896 1,985+0.76%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,858−1.31%
1906 1,852−0.06%
1911 1,994+1.49%
1921 2,012+0.09%
1926 2,207+1.87%
1931 2,635+3.61%
1936 2,642+0.05%
1946 3,577+3.08%
1954 4,146+1.86%
1962 6,619+6.02%
1968 7,601+2.33%
1975 12,120+6.89%
1982 13,318+1.36%
1990 16,387+2.63%
1999 17,758+0.90%
2007 18,626+0.60%
2012 19,404+0.82%
2017 20,751+1.35%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (1968-2017)[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Francuska gmina zrywa partnerstwo z Tuchowem. Powodem uchwała o LGBT". Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Une ville du Loiret rompt ses relations avec sa jumelle polonaise après ses arrêtés homophobes", Ouest-France, 17 February 2020
  5. ^ Yacha Hajzler, "Homophobie : Saint-Jean-de-Braye rompt ses relations avec la ville jumelle polonaise de Tuchów", France 3, 16 February 2020
  6. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Jean-de-Braye, EHESS (in French).
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE