Saumur

Saumur is a small city and commune in the Maine-et-Loire département of France on the Loire River, with an approximate population of 30,000 (in 2001).

Miscellaneous

Saumur is home to the Cadre Noir, the École nationale d'équitation (National equestrian school), known for its annual horse shows, as well as the officer school for armored forces (tanks).

Related Topics:
Cadre Noir - Officer - Armor - Tank

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The School of Saumur is the name used to denote a distinctive form of Reformed theology taught by Moses Amyraut at the University of Saumur in the seventeenth century.

Related Topics:
Reformed theology - Moses Amyraut - University of Saumur - Seventeenth century

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Births

Saumur was the birthplace of:

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• Anne Lefèvre (1654-1720), better known during her lifetime as Madame Dacier, scholar and translator from the classics
• Charles Ernest Beulé (1826-1874), archeologist
• Coco Chanel (1883-1971), internationally renowned fashion designer
• Yves Robert, (1920-2002), actor, composer, director, writer, producer
• Fanny Ardant, (b. 1949), actress
• Dominique Pinon, (b. 1955), actor