Loye-sur-Arnon
| Loye-sur-Arnon | |
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The church of Saint-Martin, in Loye-sur-Arnon | |
  Loye-sur-Arnon | |
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Location within Centre region  Loye-sur-Arnon | |
| Coordinates: 46°39′13″N 2°23′14″E / 46.6536°N 2.3872°ECoordinates: 46°39′13″N 2°23′14″E / 46.6536°N 2.3872°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | Saulzais-le-Potier |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Paul Joliet |
| Area1 | 34.15 km2 (13.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 309 |
| • Density | 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18130 / 18170 |
| Elevation |
189–248 m (620–814 ft) (avg. 224 m or 735 ft) |
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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. | |
Loye-sur-Arnon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
Geography
An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising a village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Arnon, some 32 miles (51 km) south of Bourges, on both the D997 and the D951 roads.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 471 | — |
| 1968 | 488 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 390 | −20.1% |
| 1982 | 329 | −15.6% |
| 1990 | 303 | −7.9% |
| 1999 | 308 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 309 | +0.3% |
Sights
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
- The ruins of a feudal castle at Buchet.
- The fifteenth-century chateau at Drulon.
- The seventeenth-century manorhouse des Girouettes.
- Three watermills, at Drulon, Graveaux and Méséreau.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Loye-sur-Arnon. |
- Loye-sur-Arnon on the Quid website (French)
