La Chapelle-d'Angillon
La Chapelle-d'Angillon | |
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 The town hall and school in La Chapelle-d'Angillon | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of La Chapelle-d'Angillon | |
  La Chapelle-d'Angillon Location within France  La Chapelle-d'Angillon Location within Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Coordinates: 47°21′51″N 2°26′02″E / 47.3642°N 2.4339°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Vierzon |
| Canton | Aubigny-sur-Nère |
| Intercommunality | Sauldre et Sologne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Joël Coulon[1] |
Area 1 | 10.17 km2 (3.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 192 m (630 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 283 m (928 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 183 m (600 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 606 |
| • Density | 59.6/km2 (154/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18047 /18380 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Chapelle-d'Angillon (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl dɑ̃ʒilɔ̃]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Geography
[edit]A village of lakes, forestry and farming situated in the valley of the river Sauldre, some 20 miles (32 km) north of Bourges at the junction of the D12, D940 and the D926 roads.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 727 | — |
| 1975 | 744 | +0.33% |
| 1982 | 756 | +0.23% |
| 1990 | 687 | −1.19% |
| 1999 | 667 | −0.33% |
| 2007 | 655 | −0.23% |
| 2012 | 663 | +0.24% |
| 2017 | 629 | −1.05% |
| 2023 | 606 | −0.62% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Personalities
[edit]- Alain-Fournier (Henri Alban-Fournier), writer, was born here on 3 October 1886.
Sights
[edit]- The church, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The chateau of Béthune, with parts dating from the twelfth century.
- A museum, in the chateau, dedicated to Alain-Fournier.
The city in the art
[edit]Realization of a sculpture by French artist from Albens Jean-Louis Berthod, in 2014. The board is a tribute to the book of Alain-Fournier, "Meaulnes the Great", but also to the missing persons of the Great War. Insite the board, we can admirate the "Chateau of La Chapelle-d'Angillon".
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Chapelle-d'Angillon.
- Photo of Alain-Fournier’s family home (in French)
- Official website of the château Archived 2011-02-02 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
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