Sully-sur-Loire

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Jean-Luc Riglet^[1]Area43.6 km² (16.8 sq mi)Population5,161 • Density120/km² (310/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation107–151 m (351–495 ft)
(avg. 119 m or 390 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sully-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [syli syʁ lwaʁ], literally Sully on Loire) is a commune in the Loiret department, north-central France. It is the seat of the canton of Sully-sur-Loire. It lies on the left bank of the river Loire.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,278	—
1975	5,049	+2.40%
1982	5,825	+2.06%
1990	5,806	−0.04%
1999	5,907	+0.19%
2007	5,781	−0.27%
2012	5,444	−1.19%
2014	10,000	+35.53%
Source: INSEE[3]

Castles

The château of Sully-sur-Loire dates from the end of the 14th century and is a prime example of a medieval fortress. It was built at a strategic crossing of the Loire river. The château was expanded by Maximilien de Béthune, first duke of Sully and prime minister of King Henry IV of France (1560–1641), who is buried on the grounds of his château. The family of the dukes of Sully retained ownership of the château until the 20th century.

King Louis XIV, his mother Queen Anne of Austria and prime minister Cardinal Mazarin sought refuge in the château of Sully-sur-Loire in March 1652 after they were driven out of Paris during the revolt of the French nobility known as the Fronde.

See also

• Communes of the Loiret department

References

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