Loye-sur-Arnon

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Loye-sur-Arnon
Loye-sur-Arnon (France)
Loye-sur-Arnon
region Center-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Châteaumeillant
Community association Berry Grand Sud
Coordinates 46 ° 39 ′  N , 2 ° 23 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 39 ′  N , 2 ° 23 ′  E
height 189-248 m
surface 34.15 km 2
Residents 305 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 9 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 18170
INSEE code

Loye-sur-Arnon is a French municipality with 305 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond and the canton of Châteaumeillant (until 2015: canton of Saulzais-le-Potier ).

geography

Loye-sur-Arnon is about 49 kilometers south of Bourges . Loye-sur-Arnon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Marçais in the north and north-west, Arcomps in the north and north-east, Faverdines in the east, Vesdun in the south-east, Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry in the south, Reigny in the south-west and Ardenais in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 505 488 390 329 303 308 309 307
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Martin church from the 12th / 13th centuries century
  • Girouettes mansion from the 17th century
Saint Martin Church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 974-976.

Web links

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