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ROMORANTIN

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Originally appearing in Volume V23, Page 688 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ROMORANTIN  , a

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town of central France, capital of an arrondissement in the department of Loir-et-
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Cher, 31 M . S.E. of
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Blois by
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rail . Pop . (1906) town, 6836; commune, 8374 . The town is situated on the Sauldre at its confluence with the Morantin, whence its name (Rivus Morantini) . A church dating mainly from the 12th century, a gateway of the 16th century and some old houses are the chief
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objects of
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interest . The remains of a chateau rebuilt by Francis I. in the Renaissance style are used as the sub-prefecture . Tribunals of first instance and of commerce, and a communal college are among the public institutions . The manufacture of
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flannel and
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cloth especially for army clothing is carried on, together with trade in wine, live stock, agricultural produce and the
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asparagus of the vicinity . In 156o Romorantin gave its name to an edict which prevented the introduction of the Inquisition into France . The
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industrial importance of the town
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dates from the later
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middle ages .

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