Langon-sur-Cher

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Langon-sur-Cher
Coat of arms of Langon-sur-Cher
Langon-sur-Cher (France)
Langon-sur-Cher
region Center-Val de Loire
Department Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement Romorantin-Lanthenay
Canton Selles-sur-Cher
Community association Romorantinais et du Monestois
Coordinates 47 ° 17 ′  N , 1 ° 50 ′  E Coordinates: 47 ° 17 ′  N , 1 ° 50 ′  E
height 82-130 m
surface 38.82 km 2
Residents 812 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 21 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 41320
INSEE code

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Langon-sur-Cher is a French commune with a population of 812 (as at 1st January 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 Selles-sur-Cher (until 2015: canton Mennetou-sur-Cher ).

The municipality, originally named Langon , changed its name to the current name Langon-sur-Cher by decree N ° 2017-1744 of December 22, 2017 .

geography

The community is located about 19 kilometers west-northwest of Vierzon on the Canal du Berry . The Cher River limits the municipality to the south. Neighboring municipalities are Villeherviers in the north, Selles-Saint-Denis in the northeast, Châtres-sur-Cher and Mennetou-sur-Cher in the east, Saint-Loup in the south, Saint-Julien-sur-Cher in the southwest and Villefranche-sur-Cher in the West.

The A85 autoroute and the former Route nationale 76 run through the municipality .

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
636 601 610 755 813 770 825 857
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Sulpice church
  • Saint-Sulpice church from the 13th century

Web links

Commons : Langon-sur-Cher  - Collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. Decree N ° 2017-1744 of December 22, 2017 on the renaming of the municipality .