Faverolles-sur-Cher
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region | Center-Val de Loire | |
Department | Loir-et-Cher | |
Arrondissement | Romorantin-Lanthenay | |
Canton | Montrichard | |
Community association | Val de Cher-Controis | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 19 ′ N , 1 ° 11 ′ E | |
height | 57-146 m | |
surface | 15.51 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,386 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 89 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 41400 | |
INSEE code | 41080 | |
Website | http://www.faverollessurcher.fr/ |
Faverolles-sur-Cher is a French commune with 1,386 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 the canton of Montrichard .
geography
Faverolles-sur-Cher is located about 31 kilometers south-southwest of Blois and about 38 kilometers east-southeast of Tours on the Cher , which borders the municipality in the north. Faverolles-sur-Cher is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Montrichard in the north, Saint-Julien-de-Chédon in the east, Céré-la-Ronde in the south, Saint-Georges-sur-Cher in the west and Chissay-en-Touraine in the north-west.
The A85 car route runs through the municipality .
Demographic development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
790 | 762 | 807 | 1008 | 1056 | 1120 | 1237 | 1306 |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame-d'Aiguevive monastery
- Chapel of the Belvau Priory
Personalities
- Gérard Thiélin (1935–2007), racing cyclist
Web links
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