The Sully-on-Loire

the Sully-on-Loire is a common French, located in the department of the Loiret and the area Center.

Its inhabitants is called the Sullylois .

Geography

The city is located on both sides the Loire at forty kilometers upstream of Orleans. The river is particularly broad there at this place with many sand banks. The city is the main door “east” of the classified zone World heritage of humanity of the Loire Valley.

History

The city suffered much from bombardments during the Second world war. The post-war period sees an economic revival, with in particular the presence of a factory of auto industry to the successive owners Talbot then Peugeot employing nearly 1100 people in 1979, but which closes then in 1985.

The bridge existed as of Xe century but was destroyed and rebuilt on several occasions. First was submerged by a rising of the the Loire in 1363. The bridge of 1836 lasted only one score of years. That of 1859 is destroyed by the French Army on June 18th 1940 to delay the projection of the German troops. Rebuilt, it is bombarded. Repaired in 1947, it was regarded as one of the most beautiful suspended bridges of France. During one rigorous winter, the rupture of a cable of suspension involves the fall of the totality of the apron on January 16th 1985. This day, by -15°C, freezing makes break the cable whereas a truck, cars and a cyclist cross the bridge. Fortunately, no victim is deplored; by precaution, other bridges on the Loire are prohibited the very same day with the heavy trucks. The apron of the bridge, length 413 meters, had however been inspected in 1982. The piles will be ensuites demolished to allow the construction of a new bridge which gives up the principle of suspended bridge.

Administration

Demography

Economy

  • Kronospan, manufacturer of particle boards out of wooden;

  • Saint-Gobain Sully, manufacturer of glazings for transport;
  • GMD Pack, under treating in parts for the car;

Places and monuments

  • Castle of the Sully-on-Loire;
  • Collegial Saint-Ythier;
  • Church Saint-Germain with the highest lattice jib of France, destroyed partially during the bombardment of July 17th 1944 and rehabilitated in April 2006 like showroom.

Events

  • Festival of Sange, in September;
  • Festival of the Saint-Hubert and châpitre of the pheasantry in November: gastronomical demonstration.

Gastronomy

  • Various cookies of which the croquets and the languages of woman (tiles with almonds and hazel nuts);
  • the Pheasant Pie of .

Twinning S

The town of the Sully-on-Loire is twinned with:

Personalities related to the commune

See too

  • Common of Loiret

External bonds

  • the Sully-on-Loire in photographs

  • municipal site
  • Bizberry - Gate Internet of country giennois
  • the Sully-on-Loire on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • the Sully-on-Loire on the site of Quid
  • Localization of the Sully-on-Loire on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on the Sully-on-Loire on Mapquest
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