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.
Saran
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- Saran
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Saran est un lieu enregistré par la Etalab API Découpage administratif et la Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names.
Classement
Les notices d'autorité de la Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names enregistrent Saran comme lieu habité. Etalab API Découpage administratif enregistre Saran comme « commune ». Les notices d'autorité de la Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names enregistrent Centre-Val de Loire comme unité administrative de Saran. Etalab API Découpage administratif enregistre Loiret comme unité administrative de Saran. Etalab API Découpage administratif enregistre Centre-Val de Loire comme région administrative de Saran. Etalab API Découpage administratif enregistre France comme pays de Saran.
Mesures
La superficie de Saran est de 2 030,87 hectares, selon la Etalab API Découpage administratif. La Etalab API Découpage administratif enregistre le code postal 45770 pour Saran.
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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.
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.
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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