Fay-aux-Loges

Fay-aux-Loges
Commune
The town hall in Fay-aux-Loges
Location of Fay-aux-Loges
Fay-aux-Loges Fay-aux-Loges
Coordinates: 47°55′46″N 2°08′25″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loiret
Arrondissement	Orléans
Canton	Châteauneuf-sur-Loire
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes des Loges
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Anne Besnier
Area 1	26.48 km2 (10.22 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	3,811
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Demonym	Fayciens
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	45142 /45450
Elevation	102–126 m (335–413 ft)
Website	www.mairie-fayauxloges.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fay-aux-Loges is a commune the Loiret department in Centre-Val de Loire region in north-central France and about 120 kilometres (75 mi) southwest of Paris.

Geography

Fay-aux-Loges is located in the septentrional bend of the Loire, which crosses from east to west. Fay-aux-Loges belongs to the vallée de la Loire sector between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire, which was in 2000 inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The capital of Orléanais, 120 kilomètres south-south-west of Paris, it is bordered by the forêt d'Orléans wood and by the Sologne region to the south.

The city is cross by the Canal d'Orléans, which connects to the Canal du Loing and the Canal de Briare at Buges near Montargis.

Climate

Orléans experiences an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb), similar to much of central France.

See also

• Communes of the Loiret department
• Canal d'Orléans