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Wikipedia / Sorigny

Sorigny () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

History

Sorigny is first mentioned in a charter of Robert II of France dated March 1031, which confirmed the parish. It was formerly divided into two fiefs.

Hydrography

The municipal hydrographic network, with a total length of 31.09 km, includes two notable rivers, the Bourdin (3.075 km) and the Montison (2.731 km), as well as ten intermittent streams.

The Bourdin, with a total length of 14.8 km, rises in the commune of Louans and flows into the Indre at Veigné after crossing five communes.

Transport

Public transport in Sorigny is managed by the Centre-Val de Loire region and operated by Transdev Touraine as part of the Rémi network. Sorigny is connected to Tours by coach routes G, H, H1 and H2.

Economy

In 2018, the commune announced plans to establish an outlet shopping village on 20 hectares near the A10 autoroute.

Sorigny is part of the Touraine Vallée de l'Indre intercommunal authority (Communauté de communes Touraine Vallée de l'Indre).

Population

Notable people

Town twinning

  • Box, Wiltshire, England (since 2016)

Notable buildings and monuments

  • Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens (Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens Church), built in the 11th century and rebuilt in 1866 by Étienne Guérin Charles Gustavus.

  • Château de Longue Plaine (Longue-Plaine Castle), built in the 19th century except for two towers dating from the 15th and 16th centuries.

  • Monument aux morts (war memorial) commemorating the First World War, designed by the sculptor Marcel Gaumont and the architect Maurice Boille.

  • Tours Aerodrome.

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