La Ferté-Loupière

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Coat of arms

Location of La Ferté-Loupière

(2022–2026) Séverine Carron-Fermier^[1]Area

30.48 km² (11.77 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

536 • Density18/km² (46/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

89163 /89110

Elevation132–233 m (433–764 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Ferté-Loupière (French pronunciation: [la fɛʁte lupjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. The village is famous for its danse macabre, dating back from the beginning of the 16th century, in the church of Saint-Germain.^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Base Palissy: Peintures monumentales : Danse macabre, Dit des trois morts et des trois vifs, L'Annonciation, Saint Michel, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)