Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois

Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t katʁin də fjɛʁbwa]) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.^[3] During the Hundred Years' War, an ancient sword was found buried behind the altar of the chapel of Sainte-Catherine by St Joan of Arc, with the help of the divine counsel of St. Michael the Archangel, St. Catherine of Alexandria, St. Margaret of Antioch, and other saints. With the sword, she led the French to victory, retaking Orléans and vanquishing the English forts surrounding it.

Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois
Commune
The church of Sainte-Catherine, in Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois
Coat of arms
Location of Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois
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Coordinates: 47°09′30″N 0°39′16″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Tours
Canton	Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Michel Pagé[1]
Area 1	15.49 km2 (5.98 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	760
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	37212 /37800
Elevation	92–129 m (302–423 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is a stop on the Way of St. James.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	499	—
1975	529	+0.84%
1982	484	−1.26%
1990	539	+1.35%
1999	611	+1.40%
2007	653	+0.83%
2012	700	+1.40%
2017	761	+1.69%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department