Lorris

Lorris

Lorris is a commune of the Loiret "département" in the Centre "région", in France.

Administration

Lorris is the chief town of the Canton of Lorris.

Nearest places

*Noyers

Data

*Postal code: 45260
*INSEE code: 45187
*Population: 2,674 (1999)
*Area: 44.91 km²
*Density 59.54/km²
*Elevation:
**lowest: 114 m
**centre: 121 m
**highest: 173 m

Pronunciation and Origin

The correct pronunciation is [lori] (the R is rolled like in Spanish and the s is silent)

But since the Second World War, the pronunciation was like in a nickname of a lizard, LOH-rihs or [loris] dissociating with other communes line Lorrez (loh-REH or LOH-reh) and Loury. The commune never thought of renaming to "Lorris-en-Gâtinais" or "Lorris-la-Coutume".

The commune name comes from the Massif de Lorris, the eastern portion of Foret d'Orléans, the Orléans forest.

ites of interest

The area also has a market, museums, miniature golf, canoeing, tennis, and a Hélicentre.

Geography

Lorris is located 130 km S of Paris, the southermost area of the Gâtinais, halfway from Montargis and Sully-sur-Loire and is 60 km from Orléans.

Historical population

History

On October 30, 1242, the Paix de Lorris (the Peace of Lorris) was signed by Ramon VII, count de Toulouse and the Kings of France, Saint Louis. Two men renewed the Treaty of Paris which they already concluded on April 12, 1229. The treaty put an end on the sufferings of the Albigeois.

Historical mayors of Lorris

* Louis Henri Prochasson
* Louis Lucien Naudin
* Constant Renard
* Constant Leturcq

External links

(in French)
*http://membres.lycos.fr/histoiredefrance/articles/evenementstextes/CharteLorris.htm
*http://www.paysdelorris.com
*http://www.ville-lorris.fr.


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