Sorigny
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Tours | |
| Canton | Monts | |
| Community association | Touraine Vallée de l'Indre | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 15 ' N , 0 ° 42' E | |
| height | 68-123 m | |
| surface | 43.43 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,643 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 61 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 37250 | |
| INSEE code | 37250 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-sorigny.com/ | |
_Mairie.JPG) Town hall (Mairie) of Sorigny |
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Sorigny is a French commune with 2,643 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Indre-et-Loire in the region of Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Tours and is part of the canton of Monts (until 2015: canton of Montbazon ). The inhabitants are called Sorignois .
geography
Sorigny is 16 kilometers south of Tours . Sorigny is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Montbazon in the north, Veigné in the northeast, Saint-Branchs in the east, Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois in the south, Villeperdue in the southwest, Thilouze in the west and southwest and Monts in the west and northwest.
The Autoroute A10 and the former Route nationale 10 (today's D910) run through the municipality . Tours-Sorigny airport is located in the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1178 | 1256 | 1313 | 1520 | 1637 | 1923 | 2091 | 2643 |
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church from the 11th century, rebuilt in 1866, important stained glass
- Longue-Plaine Castle from the 19th century with towers from the 15th and 16th centuries
- Lime kiln
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literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 927-930.
