Veilleins

Veilleins
region	Center-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Romorantin-Lanthenay
Canton	Romorantin-Lanthenay
Community association	Sologne des Étangs
Coordinates	47 ° 25 ′  N , 1 ° 40 ′  E Coordinates: 47 ° 25 ′  N , 1 ° 40 ′  E
height	93-127 m
surface	43.26 km 2
Residents	161 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	4 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	41230
INSEE code	41268
Town Hall (Mairie) of Veilleins

Veilleins is a French village with 161 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 Romorantin-Lanthenay (until 2015: canton Romorantin-Lanthenay-Nord ).

geography

Veilleins is located about 30 kilometers east-southeast of Blois and about 55 kilometers south-southwest of Orléans in the Sologne . Veilleins is surrounded by the neighboring communities Vernou-en-Sologne in the north, Millançay in the east, Romorantin-Lanthenay in the south and south-east, Pruniers-en-Sologne in the south, Mur-de-Sologne in the west and Courmemin in the north-west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	330	273	227	185	190	180	141	155
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Martin church from the 12th century
• Montgiron Castle from the 17th / 18th centuries century
• Saint-Hubert, Fondemer and Tréfontaines castles

Saint Martin Church

Web links

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