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Bonny-sur-Loire |
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Bonny-sur-Loire
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Loiret |
| Arrondissement | Montargis |
| Canton | Briare |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Canton de Briare |
| Mayor | Michel Lechauve (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 130–189 m (430–620 ft) |
| Land area1 | 25.80 km2 (9.96 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,032 (2006) |
| - Density | 79 /km2 (200 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 45040/ 45420 |
| Website | www.bonny-sur-loire.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Bonny-sur-Loire is a commune in the Loiret department of the Centre region of north-central France. Its inhabitants are known as "Bonnychons".
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The name is evidenced historically at least since the beginning of the seventeenth century.
The commune of Bonny stands beside the river Loire, at the border of the Burgundy region and separated from the Nièvre department by a river, the Cheuille. The town is situated on the main route between Paris and Nevers, the A77 and RN7.
The Mayor since March 2001 has been Michel Lechauve.
Suspension bridge between Bonny-sur-Loire et Beaulieu-sur-Loire (carrying the road D926)
Bonny-sur-Loire is a 'ville fleurie' or 'town of flowers', graded at the level of three flowers by the National Council for the Villes and Villages Fleuris of France.