Dompierre-les-Ormes
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Location within Burgundy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Mâcon |
| Canton | La Chapelle-de-Guinchay |
| Intercommunality | Matour et sa région |
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| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Michel Pourcelot |
| Area1 | 30.23 km2 (11.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 942 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71178 / 71520 |
| Elevation | 316–705 m (1,037–2,313 ft) (avg. 457 m or 1,499 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Dompierre-les-Ormes is a commune in the department of Saône-et-Loire in Burgundy, France.
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History
Dompierre is first mentioned in a Cluny charter from 951, where the name appears as Domnus Petrus and Domna Petra.
In 1820, the Comte de Marcellus brings the very famous Venus de Milo in France. During his journey, the precious statue mades an halt at the castle Audour before being offered to King Louis XVIII.
The poet Alphonse de Lamartine stayed on occasion in the Château d'Audour in Dompierre, writing of it in 1862, "It's a Mary Stuart[disambiguation needed] chateau in a Scottish landscape."
Since 1993 Dompierre has been a member of the Association des Dompierre de France, an association of 23 French communes sharing the name.
Geography and access
Dompierre is located in southern Burgundy, about 200 mi (320 km) southeast of Paris and 17 mi (27 km) west of Mâcon, where there is a TGV (high-speed rail) station and A6 turnpike access.
Nestled in a picturesque wooded area, Dompierre is known locally as la petite Suisse du Mâconnais (Little Switzerland in the Mâconnais).
Points of interest
- Arboretum de Pézanin,
- La Galerie européenne de la forêt et du bois (European Gallery of Forest and Wood), with many exhibits, transformed in 2014 in The Lab 71, which is now more concerned by sustainable development.
- Mont Saint-Cyr, a 771-meter summit in the nearby village of Montmelard
- Château d'Audour
- Meulin, an ancient village with a Romanesque church
Tourism
Dompierre is a tourist destination, with campgrounds (Le Village des Meuniers), cottage colonies (Domaine des Monts du Mâconnais), and a hotel (Le relais Dompierrois).
Sport
The village has a football stadium which serves for matches and training of FCDM (Football Club Dompierre-Matour), a handball and basketball stadium, pétanque courts, tennis courts and many walking trails. Walking trails are referenced by guides and maps for tourists. For water activities, there are two pools (Le Village des Meuniers campground and the Domaine des Monts du Mâconnais have each a pool[1] [2]).
Gallery
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A winter evening -
Chemin de la Vernée
(a country lane north of the village) -
La Vernée Lake -
View of La Vernée Lake -
View of surrounding hills -
Arboretum de Pézanin in autumn -
Picnic area of Pézanin -
La Galerie Européenne de la Forêt et du Bois
See also
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