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Bonny-sur-Loire

Coordinates: 47°33′41″N 2°50′27″E / 47.5614°N 2.8408°E / 47.5614; 2.8408
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Bonny-sur-Loire
The suspension bridge
The suspension bridge
Coat of arms of Bonny-sur-Loire
Location of Bonny-sur-Loire
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Bonny-sur-Loire is located in France
Bonny-sur-Loire
Bonny-sur-Loire
Bonny-sur-Loire is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Bonny-sur-Loire
Bonny-sur-Loire
Coordinates: 47°33′41″N 2°50′27″E / 47.5614°N 2.8408°E / 47.5614; 2.8408
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoiret
ArrondissementMontargis
CantonGien
IntercommunalityBerry Loire Puisaye
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Chaillou[1]
Area
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25.8 km2 (10.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,842
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
45040 /45420
Elevation130–189 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.

Place name

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The name is evidenced historically at least since the beginning of the seventeenth century.

Geography

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

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The mayor is Michel Chaillou, in office since 2020.

Sights

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Suspension bridge between Bonny-sur-Loire et Beaulieu-sur-Loire (carrying the road D926)

Quality of life

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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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ Loiret, habitants.fr
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