Vernou-sur-Brenne
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Tours | |
| Canton | Vouvray | |
| Community association | Touraine Est Vallées | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 25 ' N , 0 ° 51' E | |
| height | 47-130 m | |
| surface | 25.91 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,707 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 104 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 37210 | |
| INSEE code | 37270 | |
| Website | http://www.vernou-sur-brenne.fr/ | |
.jpg) Vernou-sur-Brenne town hall |
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Vernou-sur-Brenne is a French commune with 2,707 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 of Tours and the Canton of Vouvray . The inhabitants are called Vernadien (ne) s .
geography
Vernou-sur-Brenne is about twelve kilometers east of Tours in the Touraine countryside on the Brenne river , which flows into the Cisse here . The Loire limits the municipality to the south. Vernou-sur-Brenne is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Reugny in the north and northeast, Chançay in the east, Noizay in the southeast, Montlouis-sur-Loire in the south, Vouvray in the west and Monnaie in the northwest.
history
As Vernadum , the place has been proven to have existed since 494. A church is reported to have been founded in the fifth century.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1822 | 2000 | 1992 | 2050 | 2197 | 2452 | 2711 | 2707 |
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Attractions
- Church of Sainte-Trinité (Holy Trinity)
- Jallanges Castle in the area
Community partnerships
Twin town of Vernon is Sommerhausen am Main in Napa, California.
Personalities
- Étienne-Jean Georget (1795–1828), neurologist
- Guy Ignolin (1936–2011), racing cyclist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 1392-1397.
