Vorly

Vorly
Commune
The church in Vorly
Vorly
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Vorly
Coordinates: 46°56′46″N 2°27′57″E / 46.9461°N 2.4658°E / 46.9461; 2.4658Coordinates: 46°56′46″N 2°27′57″E / 46.9461°N 2.4658°E / 46.9461; 2.4658
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Trouy
Intercommunality CA Bourges Plus
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Evelyne Martin-Tillier
Area1 18.84 km2 (7.27 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 245
 • Density 13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18288 /18340
Elevation 154–184 m (505–604 ft)
(avg. 178 m or 584 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.

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

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated about 10 miles (16 km) south of Bourges, at the junction of the D34 with the D71 road.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962325—    
1968300−7.7%
1975286−4.7%
1982254−11.2%
1990263+3.5%
1999249−5.3%
2008245−1.6%

Sights

  • The church of St. Saturnin, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • The fourteenth-century chateau of Bois-Sir-Amé.
  • A feudal motte.

See also

References

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