Vimory
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loiret | |
| Arrondissement | Montargis | |
| Canton | Montargis | |
| Community association | Montargoise et Rives du Loing | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 57 ' N , 2 ° 41' E | |
| height | 89-104 m | |
| surface | 26.22 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,173 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 45 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 45700 | |
| INSEE code | 45345 | |
| Website | www.vimory.fr | |
 Vimory Town Hall |
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Vimory is a French commune in the department of Loiret in the region Center-Val de Loire . It belongs to the arrondissement of Montargis and the canton of Montargis (until 2015: canton Amilly ). Vimory has an area of 2,622 hectares and has 1,173 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), who are called Vimoriens .
geography
Vimory is about 58 kilometers east-northeast of Orléans on the River Solin . The Puiseaux River limits the municipality to the east. Vimory is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Villemandeur in the north, Mormant-sur-Vernisson in the east, Saint-Hilaire-sur-Puiseaux in the south-east, Oussoy-en-Gâtinais in the south and south-west, Lombreuil in the west and south-west and Chevillon-sous-Huillard in the West and northwest.
The A77 autoroute runs through the municipality and the Montargis-Vimory airfield is located within the municipality .
history
On October 26, 1587, a mercenary army of Huguenots, Germans and Swiss met a Catholic army led by Duke Heinrich von Guise . The fight ended in Heinrich's favor.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 675 | 694 | 711 | 788 | 1,028 | 1.105 | 1,077 | 1,175 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church from the 11th century, monument historique since 1925
