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Flag of Saint-Cyprien - Image by Olivier Touzeau, 9 October 2024
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Saint-Cyprien (2,431 inhabitants, 728 ha) is a commune in the Loire department.
Origins of the village:
The Loire, in a very distant time, had a very different bed from the
current one. It was less deep and very wide, forming a sort of lake
that was crossed by boat. According to tradition, on the edge of this "lake" there was, in the 9th century, a religious community.
Saint-Cyprien takes its name from the Greek Thascius Cyprianus, bishop
of Carthage, who became a Christian martyr at the age of 40 and was
executed in Curubis in 258 under the emperor Valerian. Today, in the
church, there are relics (human remains or touched objects) enshrined
which, according to legend, are relics of this patron saint.
Olivier Touzeau, 9 October 2024
Olivier Touzeau, 9 October 2024
Former flag of Saint-Cyprien
Former flag of Saint-Cyprien before 2018 - Image by Olivier Touzeau, 9 October 2024
Before 2018, the flag of Saint-Cyprien was white with the previous logo: photo from this page on the municipal website.
Olivier Touzeau, 9 October 2024
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