Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets

Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets
The interior of the church in Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets
Coat of arms
Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets
Location within Centre region Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Vendôme
Canton	Montoire-sur-le-Loir
Intercommunality	Pays de Ronsard
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Maurice Loyau
Area1	1.81 km2 (0.70 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	78
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. 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. The village street is minimal and the population resides mainly in outlying farms and secondary residences.

See also

• Trôo
• Bas-Vendômois
• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department

References

• INSEE commune file