Seuilly

Seuilly (French pronunciation: [sœji] (listen)) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Seuilly
Commune
The Rabelais Museum, La Devinière House
Location of Seuilly
Seuilly
Seuilly
Coordinates: 47°08′05″N 0°10′21″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre-et-Loire
ArrondissementChinon
CantonChinon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Deguingand[1]
Area
1
15.73 km2 (6.07 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
375
 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
37248 /37500
Elevation35–111 m (115–364 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793541—    
1800546+0.9%
1806506−7.3%
1821559+10.5%
1831612+9.5%
1836619+1.1%
1841597−3.6%
1846601+0.7%
1851568−5.5%
1856565−0.5%
1861556−1.6%
1866515−7.4%
1872520+1.0%
1876466−10.4%
1881465−0.2%
1886458−1.5%
1891457−0.2%
1896470+2.8%
YearPop.±%
1901455−3.2%
1906445−2.2%
1911425−4.5%
1921370−12.9%
1926384+3.8%
1931370−3.6%
1936362−2.2%
1946487+34.5%
1954382−21.6%
1962404+5.8%
1968358−11.4%
1975331−7.5%
1982338+2.1%
1990366+8.3%
1999369+0.8%
2006370+0.3%
2009384+3.8%

Sights

La Devinière, in Seuilly, houses a museum dedicated to François Rabelais, and is claimed to be the writer's birthplace.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. Rabelais Museum website


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