La Chapelle-d'Angillon

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Joël Coulon^[1]Area10.17 km² (3.93 sq mi)Population611 • Density60/km² (160/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation183–283 m (600–928 ft)
(avg. 192 m or 630 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Chapelle-d'Angillon (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl dɑ̃ʒijɔ̃]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A village of lakes, forestry and farming situated in the valley of the river Sauldre, some 20 miles (32 km) north of Bourges at the junction of the D12, D940 and the D926 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	686	—
1968	727	+6.0%
1975	744	+2.3%
1982	756	+1.6%
1990	687	−9.1%
1999	667	−2.9%
2008	665	−0.3%

Personalities

• Alain-Fournier (Henri Alban-Fournier), writer, was born here on 3 October 1886.

Sights

• The church, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The chateau of Béthune, with parts dating from the twelfth century.
• A museum, in the chateau, dedicated to Alain-Fournier.

The City in the Art

Realization of a sculpture by French artist from Albens Jean-Louis Berthod, in 2014. The board is a tribute to the book of Alain-Fournier, "Meaulnes the Great", but also to the missing persons of the Great War. Insite the board, we can admirate the "Chateau of La Chapelle-d'Angillon".

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

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