Vouzon
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Romorantin-Lanthenay | |
| Canton | La Sologne | |
| Community association | Coeur de Sologne | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 39 ′ N , 2 ° 4 ′ E | |
| height | 108-147 m | |
| surface | 78.25 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,483 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 41600 | |
| INSEE code | 41296 | |
| Website | http://www.vouzon.fr/ | |
 Vouzon Town Hall |
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Vouzon is a French commune with 1,483 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loir-et-Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement Romorantin-Lanthenay and is part of the canton of La Sologne (until 2015: canton of Lamotte-Beuvron ). The inhabitants are called Vouzonais .
geography
Vouzon is located about 35 kilometers south-southeast of Orléans in the Sologne countryside . The Tharonne River has its source in the west of the municipality. Vouzon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Ménestreau-en-Villette in the north, Sennely in the northeast, Souvigny-en-Sologne in the east, Chaon in the east and southeast, Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre in the south and southeast, Nouan-le-Fuzelier and Lamotte- Beuvron in the south, Chaumont-sur-Tharonne in the west and south-west and La Ferté-Saint-Aubin in the north-west.
The A71 autoroute and the former Route nationale 20 (today's D2020) run through the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | |
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| 1,118 | 1,051 | 1,044 | 1.107 | 1.008 | 1,060 | 1,420 | 1,500 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church, built in 1104, monument historique ´ since 1989
- Notre-Dame-des-Victoires chapel
- graveyard
- Rectory from the 16th century
- La Grillère castle from the 16th century
- Amoy Trégy Castle
- Town hall from 1857
Personalities
- Pierre-Alain Volondat (* 1962), pianist
