Amilly (Loiret)

Amilly is a commune with 11,833 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Loiret in the Centre region. It is the administrative seat of the eponymous canton in the arrondissement of Montargis Amilly.

Geography

The municipality is located southwest of Montargis. It is further surrounded by Châlette -sur -Loing in the northwest, Paucourt in the north, La Chapelle -Saint- Sepulchre in the northeast, La Selle -en- Hermoy in the east, Saint- Germain -des- Près in the southeast, Conflans -sur -Loing in the south, Mormant -sur- Vernisson in the southwest and Villemandeur in the West. The city lies on the River Loing and the Canal de Briare.

History

Since the 4th century, it is known to the Gallo- Roman settlement Amelium. From the 12th century the town was ruled by the Courtenay family.

In the 13th century ( 1243 ), the first Dominican convent was established in Amilly.

1983 ancient grave sites were discovered with different skeletons woman in excavations.

Attractions

• Church of Saint -Martin in the 16th century
• Château de Varennes, Château des Bourgoin, Château de La Ferté, Château de la Pailleterie
• Mill of the bard, reconstructed in the 19th century ( Monument historique since 1991)

Community partnerships

• Northern Forest, North Rhine -Westphalia, Germany, since 1977
• Vilanova del Cami, Catalonia, Spain, since 2002
• Calcinaia, Italy, since 2010

Partnership links exist since 2002 and also for the municipality of San Vicente in Ecuador.

Personalities

• Anne -Louis Girodet (1767-1824), painter
• François Beranger (1937-2003), singer and composer
• François Bonneau (* 1953), politician