Dompierre-les-Ormes

Dompierre-les-Ormes
Dompierre-les-Ormes

Coordinates: 46°21′43″N 4°28′57″E / 46.3619°N 4.4825°E / 46.3619; 4.4825Coordinates: 46°21′43″N 4°28′57″E / 46.3619°N 4.4825°E / 46.3619; 4.4825
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement Mâcon
Canton La Chapelle-de-Guinchay
Intercommunality Matour et sa région
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Michel Pourcelot
Area1 30.23 km2 (11.67 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 942
 • Density 31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 71178 / 71520
Elevation 316–705 m (1,037–2,313 ft)
(avg. 457 m or 1,499 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Dompierre-les-Ormes is a commune in the department of Saône-et-Loire in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

History

Venus de Milo

Dompierre is first mentioned in a Cluny charter from 951, where the name appears as Domnus Petrus and Domna Petra.

In 1820, the Comte de Marcellus brings the very famous Venus de Milo in France. During his journey, the precious statue made a halt at the castle Audour before being offered to King Louis XVIII.

The poet Alphonse de Lamartine stayed on occasion in the Château d'Audour in Dompierre, writing of it in 1862, "It's a Mary Stuart [1] chateau in a Scottish landscape."

Since 1993 Dompierre has been a member of the Association des Dompierre de France, an association of 23 French communes sharing the name.

Geography and access

Dompierre is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, about 200 mi (320 km) southeast of Paris and 17 mi (27 km) west of Mâcon, where there is a TGV (high-speed rail) station and A6 turnpike access.

Nestled in a picturesque wooded area, Dompierre is known locally as la petite Suisse du Mâconnais (Little Switzerland in the Mâconnais).

Points of interest

Tourism

Dompierre is a tourist destination, with campgrounds (Le Village des Meuniers), cottage colonies (Domaine des Monts du Mâconnais), and a hotel (Le relais Dompierrois).

Sport

The village has a football stadium which serves for matches and training of FCDM (Football Club Dompierre-Matour), a handball and basketball stadium, pétanque courts, tennis courts and many walking trails. Walking trails are referenced by guides and maps for tourists. For water activities, there are two pools (Le Village des Meuniers campground and the Domaine des Monts du Mâconnais have each a pool[2] [3]).

See also

References

  1. ↑ By "Marie Stuart", Lamartine may have meant Mary, Queen of Scots, known in Continental Europe through at least one play and two operas; see Mary Stuart.
  2. ↑ Le Village des Meuniers
  3. ↑ Domaine des Monts du Mâconnais
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