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Vendôme

A general view of the centre of Vendôme.

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Vendôme

Location in France

Vendôme

Location in Centre-Val de Loire

Country

Vendôme

Territoires Vendômois

Area

23.89 km² (9.22 sq mi)

Population

(2014)

16,879

• Density

706.53/km² (1,829.9/sq mi)

Vendômois

• Summer (DST)

INSEE/Postal code

41269 /41100

Elevation

76–141 m (249–463 ft)
(avg. 109 m or 358 ft)

Website

Official website: http://www.vendome.eu/

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vendôme is a commune in central French, and is a subprefecture in the Loir-et-Cher department. It is also the capital of the arrrondissement of Vendôme and the administrative centre of the Vendôme canton.

Vendôme is one of the main towns along the Loir river. It is the third largest city of the department after Blois and Romorantin-Lanthenay.

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Geography

The city of Vendôme is along the Loir river. The commune has an area of 23.9 km² (9.2 sq mi). Its average altitude is 109 m (358 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 80 m (260 ft).

The distances from Chinon to other cities are:

Paris, the national capital - 175 km (109 mi);
Blois, the departmental capital - 35 km (22 mi);
Orléans - the regional capital 91 km (57 mi);
Reims - 310 km (190 mi);
Bordeaux - 410 km (250 mi);
Toulouse - 548 km (341 mi);
Montpellier - 648 km (403 mi);
Lyon - 472 km (293 mi);
Nantes - 282 km (175 mi);
Marseille - 782 km (486 mi).

Vendôme and its neighboring *communes*

The commune of Vendôme is surrounded by the communes:

Naveil	Saint-Ouen	Saint-Ouen
Naveil		Saint-Ouen
	Vendôme

Villerable	Sainte-Anne	Sainte-Anne

Climate

The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Vendôme is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Marine West Coast Climate) and of the subtype Cfb.

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Vendôme is 604.5 mm (23.8 in). The month with the most precipitation on average is October with 58.4 mm (2.3 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of 40.6 mm (1.6 in).

The average temperature for the year in Vendôme is 10 °C (50 °F). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 18.9 °C (66.0 °F). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 35.0 °C (95.0 °F).

Climate data for Vendôme, France
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Daily mean °C (°F)	2 (36)	4 (39)	7 (45)	10 (50)	13 (55)	17 (63)	19 (66)	18 (64)	15 (59)	11 (52)	6 (43)	3 (37)	10 (51)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	49 (1.9)	41 (1.6)	44 (1.7)	45 (1.8)	55 (2.2)	54 (2.1)	50 (2.0)	48 (1.9)	48 (1.9)	59 (2.3)	59 (2.3)	54 (2.1)	606 (23.8)
Source: Weatherbase.com [1]

Population

The inhabitants of Vendôme are known, in French, as Vendômois (women: Vendômoises).

With a population of 16,879, Vendôme has a population density of 707 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Vendôme

Administration

Vendôme is a subprefecture of the Loir-et-Cher department, the capital of the arrondissement of Vendôme and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton of Vendôme, with 24,663 inhabitants (2014).

It is part of the intercommunality Territoires Vendômois (French: Communauté d'agglomération Territoires Vendômois).