Country France Intercommunality Matour et sa région Area 30.23 km² | Population (2012) 942 Local time Friday 12:34 AM | |
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Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Canton La Chapelle-de-Guinchay Weather 9°C, Wind W at 10 km/h, 80% Humidity | ||
Dompierre-les-Ormes is a commune in the department of Saône-et-Loire in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
Contents
- Map of 71520 Dompierre les Ormes France
- History
- Geography and access
- Points of interest
- Tourism
- Sport
- References
Map of 71520 Dompierre-les-Ormes, France
History
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 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 ).