Bonny-sur-Loire | |
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Location of Bonny-sur-Loire  | |
  Bonny-sur-Loire  Bonny-sur-Loire | |
| Coordinates: 47°33′41″N 2°50′27″E / 47.5614°N 2.8408°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loiret |
| Arrondissement | Montargis |
| Canton | Gien |
| Intercommunality | Berry Loire Puisaye |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Chaillou[1] |
| Area 1 | 25.8 km2 (10.0 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2021)[2] | 1,842 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 45040 /45420 |
| Elevation | 130–189 m (427–620 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bonny-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [bɔni syʁ lwaʁ], literally Bonny on Loire) is a commune in the Loiret department of the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France.
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Place name
The name is evidenced historically at least since the beginning of the seventeenth century.
Geography
The commune of Bonny stands beside the river Loire, at the border of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and separated from the Nièvre department by the river Cheuille. The town is situated on the main route between Paris and Nevers, the A77 and RN7.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,701 | — |
| 1975 | 1,778 | +0.63% |
| 1982 | 1,830 | +0.41% |
| 1990 | 1,921 | +0.61% |
| 1999 | 1,924 | +0.02% |
| 2009 | 2,065 | +0.71% |
| 2014 | 1,977 | −0.87% |
| 2020 | 1,861 | −1.00% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
The inhabitants are known as Bonnychons in French.[4]
Administration
The mayor is Michel Chaillou, in office since 2020.
Sights
Suspension bridge between Bonny-sur-Loire et Beaulieu-sur-Loire (carrying the road D926)
Quality of life
Bonny-sur-Loire is a ville fleurie, graded at the level of three flowers by the National Council for the Villes et Villages Fleuris de France.
Celebrations
- Val de Jazz : in July
- Wine festival and Second-Hand Market : the last Sunday in July
- Salon of autumnal art: the week of 1 November
- Saint-Aignan : each year, in November
Personalities
- Nicolas Habicot (1550–1624), surgeon of the Duke of Nemours and anatomist, was born at Bonny
- François Jean-Baptiste d'Alphonse (1756–1821) born at Bonny, was a politician of the 18th-19th centuries
- Désiré Lubin (1854–1929), painter, born at Bonny.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Loiret, habitants.fr
External links
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This page was last edited on 23 November 2023, at 11:08