Nogent-sur-Vernisson

Nogent-sur-Vernisson (French pronunciation: [nɔʒɑ̃ syʁ vɛʁnisɔ̃]) is a commune in the eastern part of the Loiret department in the Centre-Val de Loire region central-north France.

CountryFrance

Area

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33.27 km² (12.85 sq mi)

Population

(2023)^[2]

2,559

DemonymNogentais^[3]

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Nogent-sur-Vernisson
Commune
Nogent-sur-Vernission Town Hall
Location of Nogent-sur-Vernisson
Nogent-sur-Vernisson Location within France Show map of France Nogent-sur-Vernisson Location within Centre-Val de Loire Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°50′50″N 2°44′34″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loiret
Arrondissement	Montargis
Canton	Lorris
Intercommunality	Canaux et Forêts en Gâtinais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Moreau[1]
Area 1	33.27 km2 (12.85 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	2,559
• Density	76.92/km2 (199.2/sq mi)
Demonym	Nogentais[3]
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	45229 /45290
Elevation	109–150 m (358–492 ft)
Website	www.nogentsurvernisson.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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The main employer in the town is the CIMRG plant which manufactures components for Renault cars and employs some 800 people. Nogent-sur-Vernisson station has rail connections to Montargis, Nevers and Paris.

Nogent-sur-Vernisson is the site of the Arboretum national des Barres, adjacent to which is a division of the research agency Irstea (formerly Cemagref), which works to conserve the genetic resources of native trees.^[4]

The town has a 12th-century AD church of St Martin in which Pope Pius VII celebrated Mass while on his way to the coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1804. There are also remains of walls from Roman times.