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.

La Chapelle-d'Angillon
Commune
The town hall and school in La Chapelle-d'Angillon
Coat of arms
Location of La Chapelle-d'Angillon
La Chapelle-d'Angillon Show map of France La Chapelle-d'Angillon Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°21′51″N 2°26′02″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Aubigny-sur-Nère
Intercommunality	Sauldre et Sologne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Joël Coulon
Area 1	10.17 km2 (3.93 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	613
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18047 /18380
Elevation	183–283 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.

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

Personalities

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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Chapelle-d'Angillon.

• Photo of Alain-Fournier’s family home (in French)
• Official website of the château (in French)

На других языках

[ru] Ла-Шапель-д’Анжийон