Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets

Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets
Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets
Commune
	The interior of the church in Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets
	Coat of arms
	Location of Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets
	Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets
	Coordinates: 47°46′31″N 0°47′39″E / 47.7753°N 0.7942°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Vendôme
Canton	Montoire-sur-le-Loir
Intercommunality	CA Territoires Vendômois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Loïc Saillard
Area 1	1.81 km2 (0.70 sq mi)
Population (2021)	94
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	41215 /41800
Elevation	60–67 m (197–220 ft) ; (avg. 65 m or 213 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒak de ɡeʁɛ]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France.^[3]

Population[edit]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	113	—
1975	106	−0.91%
1982	90	−2.31%
1990	76	−2.09%
1999	78	+0.29%
2007	85	+1.08%
2012	94	+2.03%
2017	91	−0.65%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Sights[edit]

Lying on one of the traditional pilgrimage routes to Santiago da Compostella, across the river from the partly troglodyte hillside of Trôo, its small church of St. James the Great is celebrated for its Romanesque frescoes and western arch.