Vierzon
Vierzon | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 47°13′21″N 2°04′10″E / 47.2225°N 2.0694°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
Arrondissement | Vierzon |
Canton | Vierzon-1 and 2 |
Intercommunality | CC Vierzon-Sologne-Berry |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–2026) | Corinne Ollivier[1] |
Area 1 | 74.5 km2 (28.8 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 25,348 |
• Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 18279 /18100 |
Elevation | 94–182 m (308–597 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Vierzon (French pronunciation: [vjɛʁzɔ̃]) is a commune in the Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
Geography
A medium-sized town by the banks of the river
Motorways encircle the town on three sides: the A85 and A71 on the north and east and the A20 on the north and west. Railways reached Vierzon in 1847 and the central SNCF hub Vierzon-Ville station, serving local and nation rail traffic, has been developed here ever since.
History
Little evidence remains of any pre-
Also in the 10th century, the
The Plantagenets, under
Vierzon suffered during the
Vierzon has not been too troubled by more recent wars. In 1870-1871, a vanguard of
From the late 18th century until the middle of the twentieth century, the town became industrialised. Iron and steel farming tools were produced here, then glasswork and ceramics and later, agricultural machinery, notably tractors. With the demise of many factories in the town during the 1970s and 1980s, the unemployment rate was very high. This has since been reduced to the national average.
Population
The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of Vierzon proper, in its geography at the given years. The commune of Vierzon absorbed the former communes of Vierzon-Village, Vierzon-Bourgneuf and Vierzon-Forges in 1937.[3]
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
Sights
- The church dating from the twelfth century.
- The 18th-century château of La Noue.
- The 15th-century château of Chaillot.
- The manorhouseof La Gaillardière.
Notable people
- Félix Pyat (1810–1889), politician and journalist
- Édouard Vaillant (1840–1915), politician
- Eugène Baudin (1853–1918), porcelain worker and left-wing politician
- Jacques Brel (1929–1978), a Belgian singer, mentions Vierzon in his song "Vesoul" (1968)
- Damien Robin (born 1989), professional footballer
- Josman(born 1992), hip-hop artist
Twin towns – sister cities
- Barcelos, Portugal
- Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany
- Develi, Turkey
- Dongxihu (Wuhan), China
- Hereford, England, United Kingdom
- El Jadida, Morocco
- Kahale, Lebanon
- Kamienna Góra, Poland
- Miranda de Ebro, Spain
- Rendsburg, Germany
- Sig, Algeria
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Vierzon, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Jumelages". ville-vierzon.fr (in French). Vierzon. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
External links
- Official website (in French)