Intercommunality Beauce et Gâtine Area 32.26 km² Population 698 (1999) | Canton Saint-Amand-Longpré Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Friday 1:28 AM | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 77% Humidity | ||
Authon is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France, next to Vendôme.
Contents
Map of 41310 Authon, France
Economy
Economic activities are mainly agricultural, with some services including tourism (there are three castles, nature trails and a popular restaurant). A couple of streams run through the village's territory, including one facetiously named the Danube.
Personalities
The village has supplied a resistance hero, François de Brantes, and, in his daughter Anne-Aymone, a wife to former president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing.
References
Authon, Loir-et-Cher Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA