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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Vinon

Vinon (French pronunciation: [vinɔ̃]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

An area of winegrowing and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Planche-Godard river, about 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D10 with the D85 and D59 roads. One of fourteen communes whose grapes go to produce Sancerre AOC wine.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962283—    
1968269−4.9%
1975260−3.3%
1982271+4.2%
1990313+15.5%
1999280−10.5%
2008265−5.4%

Sights

  • A church, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • The sixteenth-century chateau of Vaufreland.
  • A medieval washhouse.

See also