Fay-aux-Loges

Fay-aux-Loges is a commune the Loiret department in Centre-Val de Loire region in north-central France and about 120 kilometres (75 mi) southwest of Paris.

Fay-aux-Loges
Commune
The town hall in Fay-aux-Loges
Location of Fay-aux-Loges
Fay-aux-Loges
Fay-aux-Loges
Coordinates: 47°55′46″N 2°08′25″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoiret
ArrondissementOrléans
CantonChâteauneuf-sur-Loire
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes des Loges
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Anne Besnier
Area
1
26.48 km2 (10.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,756
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Fayciens
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
45142 /45450
Elevation102–126 m (335–413 ft)
Websitewww.mairie-fayauxloges.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Fay-aux-Loges is located in the septentrional bend of the Loire, which crosses from east to west. Fay-aux-Loges belongs to the vallée de la Loire sector between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire, which was in 2000 inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The capital of Orléanais, 120 kilomètres south-south-west of Paris, it is bordered by the forêt d'Orléans wood and by the Sologne region to the south.

The city is cross by the Canal d'Orléans, which connects to the Canal du Loing and the Canal de Briare at Buges near Montargis.

Climate

Orléans experiences an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb), similar to much of central France.

History


See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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