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Country
  
Department
  
Canton
  
Châtillon-Coligny

Population
  
2,443 (1999)

Arrondissement
  
Area
  
33.27 km²


Intercommunality
  
Communauté de communes de Châtillon-Coligny

Nogent-sur-Vernisson is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.

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Map of 45290 Nogent-sur-Vernisson, France

It has a population of approximately 2,000 (2012). The main employer in the town is the CIMRG plant which manufactures components for Renault cars and employs some 800 people.

Nogent-sur-Vernisson is the site of the Arboretum national des Barres, adjacent to which is a division of the research agency Irstea (formerly Cemagref), which works to conserve the genetic resources of native trees.

The town has a 12th-century AD church of St Martin in which Pope Pius VII celebrated Mass while on his way to the coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1804. There are also remains of walls from Roman times.

Points of interest

  • Arboretum national des Barres
  • Twin towns

    The town is twinned with Castleblayney in County Monaghan in Ireland.

    References

    Nogent-sur-Vernisson Wikipedia


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