Bonny-sur-Loire | |
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Coordinates: 47°33′41″N 2°50′27″E / 47.5614°N 2.8408°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Loiret |
Arrondissement | Montargis |
Canton | Gien |
Intercommunality | Berry Loire Puisaye |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Chaillou [1] |
Area 1 | 25.8 km2 (10.0 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 1,842 |
• Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
45040 /45420 |
Elevation | 130–189 m (427–620 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bonny-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [bɔni syʁ lwaʁ], literally Bonny on Loire) is a commune in the Loiret department of the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France.
The name is evidenced historically at least since the beginning of the seventeenth century.
The commune of Bonny stands beside the river Loire, at the border of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and separated from the Nièvre department by the river Cheuille. The town is situated on the main route between Paris and Nevers, the A77 and RN7.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,701 | — |
1975 | 1,778 | +0.63% |
1982 | 1,830 | +0.41% |
1990 | 1,921 | +0.61% |
1999 | 1,924 | +0.02% |
2009 | 2,065 | +0.71% |
2014 | 1,977 | −0.87% |
2020 | 1,861 | −1.00% |
Source: INSEE [3] |
The inhabitants are known as Bonnychons in French. [4]
The mayor is Michel Chaillou, in office since 2020.
Suspension bridge between Bonny-sur-Loire et Beaulieu-sur-Loire (carrying the road D926)
Bonny-sur-Loire is a ville fleurie, graded at the level of three flowers by the National Council for the Villes et Villages Fleuris de France.