Lury-sur-Arnon
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Vierzon | |
| Canton | Mehun-sur-Yèvre | |
| Community association | Coeur de Berry | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 8 ' N , 2 ° 3' E | |
| height | 103-138 m | |
| surface | 13.84 km 2 | |
| Residents | 668 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 48 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 18120 | |
| INSEE code | 18134 | |
| Website | http://www.lury.fr/ | |
Lury-sur-Arnon is a French municipality with 668 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Vierzon and the canton Mehun-sur-Yèvre (until 2015: canton Lury-sur-Arnon ). The inhabitants are called Lurois .
geography
Lury-sur-Arnon is about 25 kilometers west-northwest of Bourges and about ten kilometers south of Vierzon on the banks of the River Arnon . Lury-sur-Arnon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Méreau in the north, Brinay in the east and north-east, Cerbois in the east and south-east, Lazenay in the south, Chéry in the west and south-west and Massay in the north-west
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 613 | 612 | 528 | 566 | 644 | 671 | 700 | 716 |
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Attractions
- Church Saint-Paul from the 19th century
- Romanesque church
- Castle ruins from the 12th century
- Gate tower from the 12th century
Saint Paul Church
Romanesque church
Gate tower
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 661-665.
Web links
Commons : Lury-sur-Arnon - Collection of images, videos and audio files
