Authon (French pronunciation: [ɔtɔ̃] or [otɔ̃]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France, next to Vendôme.

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Authon
Commune
Church and town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Authon
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Coordinates: 47°38′40″N 0°53′52″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Vendôme
Canton	Montoire-sur-le-Loir
Intercommunality	CA Territoires Vendômois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-José Cintrat[1]
Area 1	32.26 km2 (12.46 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	746
• Density	23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	41007 /41310
Elevation	90–156 m (295–512 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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Economic activities are mainly agricultural, with some services including tourism (there are three castles, nature trails and a popular restaurant). A couple of streams run through the village's territory, including one facetiously named the Danube.

The village has supplied a resistance hero, François de Brantes, and, in his daughter Anne-Aymone, a wife to former president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (d.2020). The latter is buried in Authon alongside his daughter Jacinte.^[4]

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department