Title: Vendôme Content: Vendôme is a commune in central French, and is a subprefecture in the Loir-et- Cher department. It is also the capital of the arrrondissement of Vendôme and the administrative centre of the Vendôme canton. Vendôme is one of the main towns along the Loir river. It is the third largest city of the department after Blois and Romorantin-Lanthenay. ==Geography== The city of Vendôme is along the Loir river. The commune has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is . The distances from Chinon to other cities are: * Paris, the national capital - ; * Blois, the departmental capital - ; * Orléans - the regional capital ; * Reims - ; * Bordeaux - ; * Toulouse - ; * Montpellier - ; * Lyon - ; * Nantes - ; * Marseille - .  The commune of Vendôme is surrounded by the communes: ===Climate=== The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Vendôme is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Marine West Coast Climate) and of the subtype Cfb. The average amount of precipitation for the year in Vendôme is . The month with the most precipitation on average is October with of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of . The average temperature for the year in Vendôme is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of . ==Population== The inhabitants of Vendôme are known, in French, as Vendômois (women: Vendômoises). With a population of 16,879, Vendôme has a population density of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Vendôme Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:373 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:20000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:5000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:2500 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1968 text:1968 bar:1975 text:1975 bar:1982 text:1982 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:1999 text:1999 bar:2006 text:2006 bar:2014 text:2014 PlotData= color:barra width:30 align:left bar:1968 from:0 till: 16157 bar:1975 from:0 till: 17952 bar:1982 from:0 till: 17593 bar:1990 from:0 till: 17525 bar:1999 from:0 till: 17707 bar:2006 from:0 till: 17029 bar:2014 from:0 till: 16879 PlotData= bar:1968 at: 16157 fontsize:S text: 16,157 shift:(-12,5) bar:1975 at: 17952 fontsize:S text: 17,952 shift:(-18,5) bar:1982 at: 17593 fontsize:S text: 17,593 shift:(-18,5) bar:1990 at: 17525 fontsize:S text: 17,525 shift:(-18,5) bar:1999 at: 17707 fontsize:S text: 17,707 shift:(-18,5) bar:2006 at: 17029 fontsize:S text: 17,029 shift:(-18,5) bar:2014 at: 16879 fontsize:S text: 16,879 shift:(-18,5) == Administration == Vendôme is a subprefecture of the Loir-et-Cher department, the capital of the arrondissement of Vendôme and the administrative centre  of the canton of Vendôme, with 24,663 inhabitants (2014). It is part of the intercommunality Territoires Vendômois . === Twinned and partner towns === Vendôme is twinned with: * Gevelsberg, Germany, since 1965 ==Gallery== File:Vendome-ruines-du- chateau-dpt-Loir-et-Cher-DSC 0644.jpg|Ruins of the castle at Vendôme. File:France Vendome Porte Saint Georges 02.JPG|Porte Saint Georges. File:Parc- Ronsard-a-Vendome-DSC 0487.jpg|Parc Ronsard in Vendôme. File:Vendome03.jpg|Abbey of the Trinity. File:VendomeLoir.jpg|The Loir river in Vendôme.