Saran
Saran is a commune located in the northern suburbs of Orléans, in the Loiret department in the region region Centre-Val de Loire. Subject to a modified oceanic climate, the municipality has no recorded permanent watercourses. It is part of the Orléans urban area and the Orléans catchment area.
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Overview
Overview
The remains of the Aérotrain track, an experimental 18 km elevated structure with an inverted-T profile, built in 1969 by engineer Jean Bertin, was designated as "Outstanding Contemporary Architecture" in 2015. Saran has, considering its size, many sports facilities including two stadiums, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, one swimming pool and four gymnasiums.
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Saran is a place recorded by the Etalab API Découpage administratif and the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Saran as an inhabited place. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Saran as a commune. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Centre-Val de Loire as the administrative unit of Saran. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Loiret as the administrative unit of Saran. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Centre-Val de Loire as the administrative region of Saran. Etalab API Découpage administratif records France as the country of Saran.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Saran • Commune Status — Commune • Arrondissement — Orléans • Canton — Orléans-3 • Insee — 45302 • Postal Code — 45770 • Mayor — Mathieu Gallois • Term — 2024–2026 • Intercommunality — Orléans Métropole • Elevation Min M — 108 • Elevation Max M — 137 • Area Km2 — 19.65 • Demonym — Saranais • Website — www.ville-saran.fr
History
History
Remains of a pottery workshop dating from the Middle Ages have been discovered in the area. Evidence of earlier occupation (from the Iron Age and the Hallstatt period through to the Early Middle Ages) has also been found during excavations at the "ZAC des Vergers" site.
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The area of Saran is 2,030.87 hectares, according to the Etalab API Découpage administratif. The Etalab API Découpage administratif records the postal code 45770 for Saran.
Sports
Sports
The handball club Saran Loiret Handball has played several seasons in the LNH Division 1.
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- 1.data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. Répertoire national des élus: les maires. 12 March 2025.
- 2.La République du Centre, October 24, 2006, .
- 3.Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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