Prefontaines
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region | Center-Val de Loire | |
Department | Loiret | |
Arrondissement | Montargis | |
Canton | Courtenay | |
Community association | Quatre Vallées | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 7 ' N , 2 ° 41' E | |
height | 77-102 m | |
surface | 11.75 km 2 | |
Residents | 452 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 38 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 45490 | |
INSEE code | 45255 | |
Town hall of Prefontaines |
Préfontaines is a commune with 452 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loiret in the region Center-Val de Loire . It is part of the canton of Courtenay (until 2015: canton Ferrières-en-Gâtinais ) in the arrondissement of Montargis . The inhabitants are called Pratifontains .
geography
Préfontaines is about 63 kilometers east-northeast of Orléans . Préfontaines is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Château-Landon in the north, Nargis in the east, Girolles in the south and south-east, Treilles-en-Gâtinais in the south and south-west and Courtempierre in the west and south-west.
The A77 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | |
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311 | 272 | 237 | 275 | 382 | 446 | 468 | 455 | |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church from the 12th century, monument historique
- Remains of the Roman road from Sens to Orléans
Web links
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