Saint-Cyran-du-Jambot | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Châteauroux |
Canton: | Buzançais |
Insee: | 36188 |
Postal Code: | 36700 |
Mayor: | Françoise Fauchon-Verdier[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 47.0219°N 1.1381°W |
Elevation M: | 132 |
Elevation Min M: | 79 |
Elevation Max M: | 143 |
Area Km2: | 14.21 |
Saint-Cyran-du-Jambot (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ siʁɑ̃ dy ʒɑ̃bo/) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.
Saint-Cyran's origins lie with a monastic foundation founded by Saint Sigiramnus (Cyran) in the 7th century.[2] The foundation was first known as Saint-Pierre de Longoret (Longoretum, Lonrey) but was later named after its founder.[2] In the 17th century, Jean du Vergier de Hauranne, known as the Abbé de Saint-Cyran, served as abbot of this monastery. He was succeeded by his nephew Martin de Barcos. The monastery was dissolved in 1712.[2]