Vendôme

**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 .

With a population of 16,879, Vendôme has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

**Evolution of the population in Vendôme**

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## 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
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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.

## References
## Related pages
* Arrondissements of the Loir-et-Cher department
* Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department

## Other websites
* Ville de Vendôme - Official website