Chaon
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Romorantin-Lanthenay | |
| Canton | La Sologne | |
| Community association | Coeur de Sologne | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 37 ' N , 2 ° 10' E | |
| height | 112-151 m | |
| surface | 31.85 km 2 | |
| Residents | 459 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 14 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 41600 | |
| INSEE code | 41036 | |
| Website | http://www.chaon.fr/ | |
 Chaon Town Hall |
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Chaon is a French municipality with 459 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loir-et-Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement Romorantin-Lanthenay and is part of the canton of La Sologne (until 2015: canton of Lamotte-Beuvron ). The inhabitants are called chaonnais .
geography
Chaon is located about 39 kilometers southeast of Orléans in the Sologne countryside . Chaon is surrounded by the neighboring communities Souvigny-en-Sologne in the north, Isdes in the east and north-east, Brinon-sur-Sauldre in the south and south-east, Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre in the south and south-west and Vouzon in the west and north-west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | |
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| 370 | 310 | 304 | 336 | 372 | 375 | 428 | 468 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church, built in the mid-12th century
- La Gaucherie mill and Pont-Thibault mill
- Launoy Castle
Web links
Commons : Chaon - collection of images, videos and audio files
