Cheverny
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Cheverny
|commune status = Commune
|image = ChevernySchloss.jpg
|caption = Château de Cheverny
|image coat of arms = Blason cheverny41.svg
|arrondissement = Blois
|canton = Vineuil
|INSEE = 41050
|postal code = 41700
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CA Blois Agglopolys
|coordinates = {{coord|47.5|1.4611|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 85
|elevation min m = 78
|elevation max m = 116
|area km2 = 33
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Cheverny ({{IPA|fr|ʃəvɛʁni}}) is a commune in the French department of Loir-et-Cher, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/41050-cheverny INSEE commune file]
It lies in the Loire Valley, about {{convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of Blois.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-41050#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |743
|1975 |715
|1982 |842
|1990 |900
|1999 |986
|2007 |942
|2012 |975
|2017 |956
}}
Sights
The commune is the site of the Château de Cheverny, used by the Belgian comic book creator Hergé as a model for his fictional "Château de Moulinsart" (Marlinspike Hall in English) in the Adventures of Tintin books.
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See also
References
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Category:Communes of Loir-et-Cher
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