Sorigny

Sorigny (French pronunciation: [sɔʁiɲi] ^ⓘ) is a French commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire.

Sorigny
Commune
The church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, in Sorigny
Coat of arms
Location of Sorigny
Sorigny Show map of France Sorigny Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°14′33″N 0°41′46″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Tours
Canton	Monts
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Esnault[1]
Area 1	43.43 km2 (16.77 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,817
• Density	64.86/km2 (168.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	37250 /37250
Elevation	68–123 m (223–404 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sorigny has been twinned with the village of Box, in Wiltshire, Great Britain, since 2016.

History

It is a parish that was confirmed in March 1031 by a charter of Robert II of France. 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), and ten small rivers that flow at certain times.

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

Transport in Sorigny is managed by the Centre-Val de Loire region and trains are operated by Transdev Touraine on the Rémi rail network. There are links between Tours and Sorigny via lines G, H, H1 and H2.

Economy

In 2018, the commune planned to establish a "brand village" on 20 hectares of its territory, near the A10 autoroute. Sorigny belongs to the Touraine Indre Valley community of towns (Communauté de communes Touraine Vallée de l'Indre).

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,350 —     1800 1,241 −1.20% 1806 1,366 +1.61% 1821 1,428 +0.30% 1831 1,564 +0.91% 1836 1,617 +0.67% 1841 1,513 −1.32% 1846 1,602 +1.15% 1851 1,507 −1.22% 1856 1,462 −0.60% 1861 1,403 −0.82% 1866 1,340 −0.91% 1872 1,271 −0.88% 1876 1,226 −0.90% 1881 1,125 −1.70% 1886 1,077 −0.87% 1891 1,142 +1.18% 1896 1,080 −1.11%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,067 −0.24% 1906 1,090 +0.43% 1911 1,077 −0.24% 1921 994 −0.80% 1926 1,072 +1.52% 1931 1,084 +0.22% 1936 1,105 +0.38% 1946 1,168 +0.56% 1954 1,227 +0.62% 1962 1,178 −0.51% 1968 1,256 +1.07% 1975 1,313 +0.64% 1982 1,520 +2.11% 1990 1,637 +0.93% 1999 1,923 +1.81% 2007 2,105 +1.14% 2012 2,354 +2.26% 2017 2,643 +2.34%
Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE (1968-2017)[3]

Notable residents

• Marcel Gaumont (1880–1962), a sculptor, was born there.

Town twinning

• Box, Wiltshire, Great Britain

Notable buildings and monuments

• Église romane 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 that are from the 15th and 16th centuries.
• Le Monument aux Morts (The War Memorial) of 1914–1918, made by the sculptor Marcel Gaumont and the architect Maurice Boille.
• Aérodrome de Tours (Aerodrome of Tours) in Sorigny.

Gallery

• 
  Coat of arms of Sorigny
• 
  War memorial in a cemetery (monument aux morts)
• 
  Communal war memorial
• 
  Stained glass window in the church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens
• 
  Wind turbine (éolienne)
• 
  Longue-Plaine Castle in Sorigny

See also

• Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department
• Marcel Gaumont Sculptor of war memorial