Vinon
| Vinon | ||
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  Vinon | ||
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Vinon | ||
| Coordinates: 47°17′10″N 2°49′37″E / 47.2861°N 2.8269°ECoordinates: 47°17′10″N 2°49′37″E / 47.2861°N 2.8269°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Bourges | |
| Canton | Sancerre | |
| 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 | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18287 / 18300 | |
| Elevation | 158–326 m (518–1,070 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Vinon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre 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 | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 283 | — |
| 1968 | 269 | −4.9% |
| 1975 | 260 | −3.3% |
| 1982 | 271 | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 313 | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 280 | −10.5% |
| 2008 | 265 | −5.4% |
Sights
- A church, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The sixteenth-century chateau of Vaufreland.
- A medieval washhouse.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vinon. |
- Vinon on the Quid website (French)
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