Romilly, Loir-et-Cher

Romilly (French pronunciation: [ʁɔmiji]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France.

Romilly
Commune
Location of Romilly
Romilly
Romilly
Coordinates: 47°57′N 1°02′E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoir-et-Cher
ArrondissementVendôme
CantonLe Perche
IntercommunalityPerche et Haut Vendômois
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Régine Vassaux
Area
1
14.9 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
133
  Density8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
41193 /41270
Elevation144–210 m (472–689 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793333    
1806290−12.9%
1821426+46.9%
1831439+3.1%
1841457+4.1%
1851398−12.9%
1861393−1.3%
1872366−6.9%
1881399+9.0%
1891421+5.5%
1901382−9.3%
1911359−6.0%
YearPop.±%
1921368+2.5%
1931320−13.0%
1946281−12.2%
1954277−1.4%
1962253−8.7%
1968216−14.6%
1975209−3.2%
1982200−4.3%
1990169−15.5%
2006138−18.3%
2014180+30.4%

In media

In the movie Passage to Marseille, the character Jean Matrac, who is in the Free French Air Forces, after each of several missions, flies over Romilly to a drop a message to his wife Paula and their son Jean, who live in the town. Humphrey Bogart played Matrac. Michèle Morgan played Paula and Peter Miles played Jean, Jr.

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