Vinon

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

Vinon
Coat of arms
Location of Vinon
Vinon
Vinon
Coordinates: 47°17′10″N 2°49′37″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonSancerre
IntercommunalityCC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jacques Hainguerlot
Area
1
18.01 km2 (6.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
297
  Density16/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18287 /18300
Elevation158–326 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.

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

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