Vinon

Vinon
Commune

Coat of arms
Vinon
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Vinon
Coordinates: 47°17′10″N 2°49′37″E / 47.2861°N 2.8269°E / 47.2861; 2.8269Coordinates: 47°17′10″N 2°49′37″E / 47.2861°N 2.8269°E / 47.2861; 2.8269
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Sancerre
Intercommunality CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jacques Hainguerlot
Area1 18.01 km2 (6.95 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 265
 • Density 15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18287 /18300
Elevation 158–326 m (518–1,070 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Vinon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

An area of winegrowing and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Planche-Godard river, about 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D10 with the D85 and D59 roads. One of fourteen communes whose grapes go to produce Sancerre AOC wine.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962283—    
1968269−4.9%
1975260−3.3%
1982271+4.2%
1990313+15.5%
1999280−10.5%
2008265−5.4%

Sights

  • A church, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • The sixteenth-century chateau of Vaufreland.
  • A medieval washhouse.

See also

References

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