Nesploy

Nesploy (French pronunciation: [nɛplwa]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.

Nesploy
Commune
The town hall in Nesploy
Coat of arms
Location of Nesploy
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Coordinates: 47°59′50″N 2°21′45″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loiret
Arrondissement	Montargis
Canton	Lorris
Intercommunality	Canaux et Forêts en Gâtinais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-Christine Fontaine[1]
Area 1	12.87 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	368
• Density	29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Demonym	Nesployois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	45223 /45270
Elevation	112–144 m (367–472 ft)
Website	http://www.nesploy.fr/
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The river Bézonde goes through the commune limits. The commune itself is located in the Orléanais agricultural region. Nearby municipalities are Combreux, Montbarrois, Saint-Loup-des-Vignes, and Fréville-du-Gâtinais.^[3]

History

The area of this town has historically been located in the royal forest of the Duke of Orléans. Only one of four castles remain from the past.

Demographics

As of 2018, the commune had a population of 363.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 315 —     1800 348 +1.43% 1806 334 −0.68% 1821 365 +0.59% 1831 411 +1.19% 1836 424 +0.62% 1841 437 +0.61% 1846 443 +0.27% 1851 475 +1.40% 1856 482 +0.29% 1861 463 −0.80% 1866 506 +1.79% 1872 481 −0.84% 1876 470 −0.58% 1881 454 −0.69% 1886 486 +1.37% 1891 453 −1.40% 1896 403 −2.31% 1901 401 −0.10%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 360 −2.13% 1911 366 +0.33% 1921 304 −1.84% 1926 306 +0.13% 1931 295 −0.73% 1936 288 −0.48% 1946 271 −0.61% 1954 259 −0.56% 1962 246 −0.64% 1968 233 −0.90% 1975 223 −0.62% 1982 218 −0.32% 1990 195 −1.38% 1999 298 +4.82% 2007 362 +2.46% 2012 402 +2.12% 2017 368 −1.75% 2021 364 −0.27%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

See also

• Communes of the Loiret department