Bonny-sur-Loire explained

Bonny-sur-Loire
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason_Ville_fr_Bonny-sur-Loire(45).svg
Arrondissement:Montargis
Canton:Gien
Insee:45040
Postal Code:45420
Mayor:Michel Chaillou[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Berry Loire Puisaye
Coordinates:47.5614°N 2.8408°W
Elevation Min M:130
Elevation Max M:189
Area Km2:25.8

Bonny-sur-Loire (in French pronounced as /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.

Place name

The name is evidenced historically at least since the beginning of the seventeenth century.

Geography

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.

Population

The inhabitants are known as Bonnychons in French.[2]

Administration

The mayor is Michel Chaillou, in office since 2020.

Sights

Suspension bridge between Bonny-sur-Loire et Beaulieu-sur-Loire (carrying the road D926)

Quality of life

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.

Celebrations

Personalities

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. https://www.habitants.fr/loiret-45 Loiret