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Saumur is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. The town is located between the Loire and Thouet rivers, and is surrounded by the vineyards of Saumur itself, Chinon, Bourgueil, Coteaux du Layon, etc.. Saumur station has rail connections to Tours, Angers, La Roche-sur-Yon … See more
First attested in the Medieval Latin form of Salmuri in 968 AD, the origin of the name is obscure. Albert Dauzat hypothesized a pre-Celtic unattested element *sala 'marshy ground' (cf. Celtic salm 'which jumps and flows'), … See more
Saumur is home to the Cadre Noir, the École Nationale d'Équitation (National School of Horsemanship), known for its annual horse … See more
Saumur is twinned with:
• Formigine, Italy
• Verden an der Aller, Germany
• Warwick, England, United Kingdom See more• Official website (in French)
• Notre Dame des Ardilliers - Article in the Catholic Encyclopedia about a Catholic pilgrimage center in the town See moreThe Dolmen de Bagneux on the south of the town, is 23 meters long and is built from 15 large slabs of the local stone, weighing over 500 tons. It is the largest in France. See more
Saumur was the birthplace of:
• Gabriel Dugrès (fl. 1643), French Huguenot grammarian
• Anne Le Fèvre Dacier See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license - People also ask
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