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Nogent-sur-Vernisson

Coordinates: 47°50′50″N 2°44′34″E / 47.8472°N 2.7428°E / 47.8472; 2.7428
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Nogent-sur-Vernisson
Nogent-sur-Vernission Town Hall
Nogent-sur-Vernission Town Hall
Location of Nogent-sur-Vernisson
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Nogent-sur-Vernisson is located in France
Nogent-sur-Vernisson
Nogent-sur-Vernisson
Nogent-sur-Vernisson is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Nogent-sur-Vernisson
Nogent-sur-Vernisson
Coordinates: 47°50′50″N 2°44′34″E / 47.8472°N 2.7428°E / 47.8472; 2.7428
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoiret
ArrondissementMontargis
CantonLorris
IntercommunalityCanaux et Forêts en Gâtinais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Moreau[1]
Area
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33.27 km2 (12.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,569
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
DemonymNogentais[3]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
45229 /45290
Elevation109–150 m (358–492 ft)
Websitewww.nogentsurvernisson.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nogent-sur-Vernisson (French pronunciation: [nɔʒɑ̃ syʁ vɛʁnisɔ̃]) is a commune in the eastern part of the Loiret department in the Centre-Val de Loire region central-north France.

It had a population of 2,569 in 2021. The main employer in the town is the CIMRG plant which manufactures components for Renault cars and employs some 800 people. Nogent-sur-Vernisson station has rail connections to Montargis, Nevers and Paris.

Nogent-sur-Vernisson is the site of the Arboretum national des Barres, adjacent to which is a division of the research agency Irstea (formerly Cemagref), which works to conserve the genetic resources of native trees.[4]

The town has a 12th-century AD church of St Martin in which Pope Pius VII celebrated Mass while on his way to the coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1804. There are also remains of walls from Roman times.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,756—    
1975 2,016+1.99%
1982 2,414+2.61%
1990 2,357−0.30%
1999 2,443+0.40%
2007 2,526+0.42%
2012 2,593+0.52%
2017 2,556−0.29%
Source: INSEE[5]

Points of interest

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Twin towns

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Le nom des habitants du 45 - Loiret, habitants.fr
  4. ^ Collin, E. (2001). Elm. In Teissier du Cros (Ed.) (2001) Forest Genetic Resources Management and Conservation. France as a case study. Min. Agriculture, Bureau des Ressources Genetiques CRGF, INRA-DIC, Paris: 38-39.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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