Vinon

Vinon
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Vinon
Vinon Vinon
Coordinates: 47°17′10″N 2°49′37″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancerre
Intercommunality	CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jacques Hainguerlot
Area 1	18.01 km2 (6.95 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	292
• Density	16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18287 /18300
Elevation	158–326 m (518–1,070 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vinon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

An area of winegrowing and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Planche-Godard river, about 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D10 with the D85 and D59 roads. One of fourteen communes whose grapes go to produce Sancerre AOC wine.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	283	—
1968	269	−4.9%
1975	260	−3.3%
1982	271	+4.2%
1990	313	+15.5%
1999	280	−10.5%
2008	265	−5.4%

Sights

• A church, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The sixteenth-century chateau of Vaufreland.
• A medieval washhouse.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

External links

• Vinon on the Quid website (in French)