Sonzay
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Quinone | |
| Canton | Château-Renault | |
| Community association | Gâtine et Choisilles-Pays de Racan | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 32 ' N , 0 ° 28' E | |
| height | 78-139 m | |
| surface | 48.34 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,387 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 29 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 37360 | |
| INSEE code | 37249 | |
| Website | http://www.sonzay.fr/ | |
Sonzay is a French commune with 1,387 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Indre-et-Loire in the region of Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Chinon and the canton of Château-Renault (until 2015: canton of Neuillé-Pont-Pierre ). The inhabitants are called Sonzéens .
geography
Sonzay is about 21 kilometers northwest of Tours . Sonzay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Paterne-Racan in the north, Neuillé-Pont-Pierre in the east and northeast, Semblançay in the east and southeast, Pernay in the south and southeast, Ambillou in the south and Souvigné in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1018 | 1005 | 967 | 935 | 1085 | 1120 | 1233 | 1387 |
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Attractions
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- Saint-Genest church, Monument historique
- La Motte Castle, Monument historique
- Les Cartes Castle, Monument historique
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 1044-1047.
Web links
Commons : Sonzay - collection of images, videos and audio files
