Sully-sur-Loire | |
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 Château of Sully-sur-Loire | |
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 Location of Sully-sur-Loire | |
  Sully-sur-Loire  Sully-sur-Loire | |
| Coordinates:47°45′57″N2°22′34″E / 47.7658°N 2.3761°E /47.7658; 2.3761 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loiret |
| Arrondissement | Orléans |
| Canton | Sully-sur-Loire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Riglet[1] |
Area 1 | 43.6 km2 (16.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 5,142 |
| • Density | 118/km2 (305/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 45315 /45600 |
| Elevation | 107–151 m (351–495 ft) (avg. 119 m or 390 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sully-sur-Loire (French pronunciation:[sylisyʁlwaʁ], literallySully onLoire) is acommune in theLoiretdepartment, north-centralFrance. It is the seat of thecanton of Sully-sur-Loire. It lies on the left bank of the riverLoire.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 4,278 | — |
| 1975 | 5,049 | +2.40% |
| 1982 | 5,825 | +2.06% |
| 1990 | 5,806 | −0.04% |
| 1999 | 5,907 | +0.19% |
| 2007 | 5,781 | −0.27% |
| 2012 | 5,444 | −1.19% |
| 2014 | 10,000 | +35.53% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Thechâteau of Sully-sur-Loire dates from the end of the 14th century and is a prime example of amedievalfortress. It was built at a strategic crossing of theLoire river. Thechâteau was expanded byMaximilien de Béthune, first duke of Sully and prime minister of KingHenry IV of France (1560–1641), who is buried on the grounds of hischâteau. The family of the dukes of Sully retained ownership of thechâteau until the 20th century.
KingLouis XIV, his mother QueenAnne of Austria and prime ministerCardinal Mazarin sought refuge in thechâteau of Sully-sur-Loire in March 1652 after they were driven out ofParis during the revolt of the French nobility known as theFronde.
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