Saint-Ay

Saint-Ay
region	Center-Val de Loire
Department	Loiret
Arrondissement	Orleans
Canton	Meung-sur-Loire
Community association	Terres du Val de Loire
Coordinates	47 ° 52 ′  N , 1 ° 45 ′  E Coordinates: 47 ° 52 ′  N , 1 ° 45 ′  E
height	82-108 m
surface	10.07 km 2
Residents	3,454 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	343 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	45130, 45380
INSEE code	45269
Website	http://www.ville-saint-ay.fr/
Saint-Ay town hall

Saint-Ay [sɛti] is a French municipality with 3454 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loiret in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Orléans and the canton Meung-sur-Loire . The inhabitants are called Agyliens .

geography

Saint-Ay is about ten kilometers west of Orléans on the Loire . Saint-Ay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Huisseau-sur-Mauves in the north and west, Chaingy in the north and north-east, Maraux-aux-Prés in the south and east and Meung-sur-Loire in the south-west.

The Saint-Ay train station is on the Paris – Bordeaux line . The A10 autoroute runs through the municipality .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011
Residents	1,061	1,138	1,463	3,000	2,978	2,966	2.986	3,147
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Ay church from the 12th century; the tomb is said to contain the relics of Saint Agylus (Saint Ay)
• Voisins Castle, remains of the Cistercian Abbey of Voisins , which was destroyed in the 19th century, with Herboretum; the abbey was built in 121 'and closed in 1778
• Loire Valley (UNESCO World Heritage)

Saint-Ay church

Web links

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