Amilly (Loiret)
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loiret | |
| Arrondissement | Montargis | |
| Canton | Châlette-sur-Loing | |
| Community association | Montargoise et Rives du Loing | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 58 ' N , 2 ° 46' E | |
| height | 86-139 m | |
| surface | 40.26 km 2 | |
| Residents | 12,977 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 322 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 45200 | |
| INSEE code | 45004 | |
| Website | http://www.amilly.com/ | |
 Canal de Briare in Amilly |
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Amilly is a commune with 12,977 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loiret in the region Center-Val de Loire . She was the administrative center of the eponymous canton Amilly and heard in its resolution 2015 Canton Châlette-sur-Loing in Arrondissement Montargis .
geography
The community is located southwest of Montargis . It is further surrounded by Châlette-sur-Loing in the north-west, Paucourt in the north, La Chapelle-Saint-Sépulcre in the north-east, La Selle-en-Hermoy in the east, Saint-Germain-des-Prés in the south-east, Conflans-sur-Loing to the south, Mormant-sur-Vernisson to the southwest and Villemandeur to the west. The city lies on the Loing River and the Canal de Briare .
history
The Gallo-Roman settlement of Amelium has been known here since the 4th century . From the 12th century, the village came under the rule of the Courtenay family.
In the 13th century (1243) the first Dominican convent was established in Amilly.
In 1983, ancient grave sites with different women's skeletons were discovered during excavations.
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church from the 16th century
- Château de Varennes, Château des Bourgoins, Château de La Ferté, Château de la Pailleterie
- Mill of the Bard, reconstructed in the 19th century (Monument historique since 1991)
Community partnerships
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Nordwalde , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany , since 1977 -
Vilanova del Camí , Catalonia , Spain , since 2002 -
Calcinaia , Italy , since 2010
Partnership connections have also existed since 2002 with the community of San Vicente in Ecuador.
Calcinaia and Vilanova del Camí have also entered into a partnership with each other.
Personalities
- Anne-Louis Girodet (1767-1824), painter
- François Béranger (1937–2003), singer and composer
- François Bonneau (* 1953), politician
