Égry

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Égry
Égry is located in France
Égry
Égry
Égry is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Égry
Égry
Coordinates: 48°06′11″N 2°28′13″E / 48.1031°N 2.4703°E / 48.1031; 2.4703Coordinates: 48°06′11″N 2°28′13″E / 48.1031°N 2.4703°E / 48.1031; 2.4703
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoiret
ArrondissementPithiviers
CantonLe Malesherbois
IntercommunalityPithiverais-Gâtinais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Louis Dujardin
Area
1
7.39 km2 (2.85 sq mi)
Demonymles Egryons
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
45132 /45340
Elevation95–115 m (312–377 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Égry (French pronunciation: ​[eɡʁi]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.

History

The Château de La Mothe d'Égry was mentioned in 1360. Only some sections of wall and a stone bridge crossing its moat remain of the castle.[1] Égry was a fief of the royal Duchy of Nemours.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Château de la Mothe d'Egry, www.chateau-fort-manoir-chateau.eu
  2. ^ "Inventaire-sommaire des Archives départementales antérieures à 1790: Loiret, Série A, Le Duché de Nemours". Archives départementales du Loiret. 1886. pp. 310–311.