Sully-sur-Loire

French commune
nomcommune=Sully-sur-Loire
" of Sully-sur-Loire
région=Centre
département=Loiret
arrondissement=Orléans
canton=Sully-sur-Loire
(chief town)
insee=45315
cp=45600
maire=M. Jean-Noël Cardoux
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=
longitude=2.3761
latitude=47.76583
alt moy=119 m
alt mini=107 m
alt maxi=151 m
hectares=4,360
km²=43.6
sans=5,830
date-sans=2005
dens=135
date-dens=1999

Sully-sur-Loire is a commune of the Loiret "département" in France.

Castle

The "château" of Sully-sur-Loire dates from the end of the 14th century and is a prime example of 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 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 being driven out of Paris during the revolt of the French nobility known as the "Fronde".

Administrative Data

* INSEE code: 45315
* Canton: Canton of Sully-sur-Loire
* Current arrondissement (since 1926) : Orléans)
* Former arrondissement (before 1926) : Gien
* Département: Loiret (45)

* Chief town of the canton of Sully-sur-Loire. The canton includes the communes of:
** Cerdon,
** Guilly,
** Isdes,
** Lion-en-Sullias,
** Saint-Aignan-le-Jaillard,
** Saint-Florent,
** Saint-Père-sur-Loire,
** Sully-sur-Loire,
** Viglain,
** Villemurlin.

External links

* [http://www.coeur-de-france.com/sully.html/ Official website of the "château" of Sully-sur-Loire] fr icon