Theillay

Theillay
region	Center-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Romorantin-Lanthenay
Canton	Selles-sur-Cher
Community association	Sologne des Rivières
Coordinates	47 ° 19 ′  N , 2 ° 2 ′  E Coordinates: 47 ° 19 ′  N , 2 ° 2 ′  E
height	96-168 m
surface	96.38 km 2
Residents	1,260 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	13 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	41300
INSEE code	41256
Website	http://www.theillay.com/

Saint-Sulpice church

Theillay is a French commune with 1,260 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Loir-et-Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement Romorantin-Lanthenay and the canton Selles-sur-Cher (until 2015: canton Salbris ).

geography

Theillay is about 37 kilometers north-west of Bourges am Rère . Theillay is surrounded by the neighboring communities Salbris in the north, Nançay in the east and northeast, Orçay in the east, Vierzon and Méry-sur-Cher in the south, Châtres-sur-Cher in the west and La Ferté-Imbault in the north-west.

The motorway triangle of the Autoroute A71 with that of the Autoroute A85 is located in the municipality .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	1332	1288	1198	1245	1354	1293	1267	1260
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

history

On July 16, 1918 a passenger train of the Chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans derailed between Theillay and Vierzon . 22 people died, 76 were also injured.

Attractions

• Saint-Sulpice church
• Rère castle from the 14th century
• La Frégeolière castle from the 17th century

Web links

Commons : Theillay  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Peter WB Semmens: Catastrophes on rails. A worldwide documentation. Transpress, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-344-71030-3 , p. 53.