Seuilly
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Seuilly (French pronunciation: [sœji] ⓘ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Seuilly | |
|---|---|
The Rabelais Museum, La Devinière House | |
 Location of Seuilly | |
  Seuilly  Seuilly | |
| Coordinates: 47°08′05″N 0°10′21″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Chinon |
| Canton | Chinon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Deguingand[1] |
Area 1 | 15.73 km2 (6.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 368 |
| • Density | 23.4/km2 (60.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37248 /37500 |
| Elevation | 35–111 m (115–364 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 358 | — |
| 1975 | 331 | −1.11% |
| 1982 | 338 | +0.30% |
| 1990 | 366 | +1.00% |
| 1999 | 369 | +0.09% |
| 2007 | 375 | +0.20% |
| 2012 | 346 | −1.60% |
| 2017 | 359 | +0.74% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
La Devinière, in Seuilly, houses a museum dedicated to François Rabelais, and is claimed to be the writer's birthplace.[4]
