Lamotte-Beuvron (French pronunciation: ​[lamɔt bøvʁɔ̃]) is a town and commune of about 5000 inhabitants in the Loir-et-Cher department of Centre-Val de Loire, France. The town is located in the natural region of Sologne on the banks of the Beuvron river, about 30 km south of Orléans. The town is the birthplace of the Tarte Tatin dessert, an upside-down apple pastry named after the Tatin sisters, who created it at their , across the street from the Lamotte-Beuvron railway station. Lamotte-Beuvron is the "sister city" of Paris, Kentucky in the United States.