Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois

(2020–2026) Jean-Michel Pagé^[1]Area

15.49 km² (5.98 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

789 • Density51/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

37212 /37800

Elevation92–129 m (302–423 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t katʁin də fjɛʁbwa]) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.^[3] During the Hundred Years' War, an ancient sword was found buried behind the altar of this chapel by St Joan of Arc, with the help of the divine counsel of St. Michael the Archangel, St. Catherine of Alexandria, St. Margaret of Antioch, and other saints. With the sword, she led the French to victory, retaking Orléans and vanquishing the English forts surrounding it.

It is a stop on the Way of St. James.^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	499	—
1975	529	+0.84%
1982	484	−1.26%
1990	539	+1.35%
1999	611	+1.40%
2007	653	+0.83%
2012	700	+1.40%
2017	761	+1.69%
Source: INSEE^[5]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Cyrès, Groupe. "L'édito". Ste Catherine de Fierbois, Bienvenue sur le site de la Mairie de Sainte Catherine de Fierbois. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE