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Country
  
France

Intercommunality
  
Matour et sa région

Area
  
30.23 km²

Arrondissement
  
Mâcon

Department
  
Saône-et-Loire

Population (2012)
  
942

Local time
  
Friday 12:34 AM

Dompierre-les-Ormes

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.

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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

  • Arboretum de Pézanin,
  • La Galerie européenne de la forêt et du bois (European Gallery of Forest and Wood), with many exhibits, transformed in 2014 in The Lab 71, which is now more concerned by sustainable development.
  • Mont Saint-Cyr, a 771-meter summit in the nearby village of Montmelard
  • Château d'Audour
  • Meulin, an ancient village with a Romanesque church
  • 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 ).

    References

    Dompierre-les-Ormes Wikipedia