Boynes
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loiret | |
| Arrondissement | Pithiviers | |
| Canton | Malesherbes | |
| Community association | Pithiverais | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 7 ' N , 2 ° 22' E | |
| height | 105-123 m | |
| surface | 15.43 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,355 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 88 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 45300 | |
| INSEE code | 45050 | |
Boynes is a French commune with 1,355 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loiret in the region Center-Val de Loire . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Pithiviers and the canton of Malesherbes (until 2015: Pithiviers ). The inhabitants are called Boynots .
geography
Boynes is about 41 kilometers northeast of Orléans . Boynes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Givraines in the north and northeast, Barville-en-Gâtinais in the east, Batilly-en-Gâtinais in the south, Courcelles-le-Roi in the south and south-west and Yèvre-la-Ville in the west and north-west.
The A19 car route runs along the southern edge of the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 980 | 971 | 1.009 | 963 | 978 | 1.014 | 1.103 | 1.312 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church from the 13th century, alterations from the 15th, 16th and 18th centuries, historic monument since 1921
- Remains of Mousseau Castle
- Saffron Museum
Personalities
- Pierre Étienne Bourgeois de Boynes (1718–1783), Marquis of Boynes and Count of Geudreville, statesman and Secretary of State for the Navy (1771–1774)
- Louis Veuillot (1813–1883), writer and journalist
Web links
Commons : Boynes - collection of images, videos and audio files
