Pruniers-en-Sologne
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Romorantin-Lanthenay | |
| Canton | Selles-sur-Cher | |
| Community association | Romorantinais et du Monestois | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 19 ′ N , 1 ° 40 ′ E | |
| height | 74-111 m | |
| surface | 43.84 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,388 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 54 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 41200 | |
| INSEE code | 41185 | |
Pruniers-en-Sologne is a French commune with 2,388 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Loir-et-Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement Romorantin-Lanthenay and the canton of Selles-sur-Cher .
history
Part of Pruniers-en-Sologne was the Champleroy fief, which briefly belonged to Jean de Dunois and from the 15th to the 18th century to the House of Barbançon .
The airfield Romorantin-Pruniers was in World War an important base of the American Expeditionary Force.
Population development
- 1962: 792
- 1968: 890
- 1975: 1.102
- 1982: 1,556
- 1990: 1.992
- 1999: 2.128
- 2012: 2,329
Attractions
- Prieuré Saint-Martin
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
Personalities
- Victor Hugo (1802-1885) stayed several times in La Miltière , a property that his father had acquired in 1823. His oldest son died here.
Footnotes
- ↑ Victor Hugo à la Miltière , Gérard Bardon, Le Petit Solognot , automne 2006, n ° 38, p45.
Web links
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