Sorigny

Sorigny
Sorigny
Commune
	The church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens in Sorigny
	Coat of arms
	Location of Sorigny
	Sorigny Location within France Sorigny Location within Centre-Val de Loire
	Coordinates: 47°14′33″N 0°41′46″E / 47.2425°N 0.6961°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Tours
Canton	Monts
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Esnault
Area 1	43.43 km2 (16.77 sq mi)
Highest elevation	123 m (404 ft)
Lowest elevation	68 m (223 ft)
Population (2023)	2,938
• Density	67.65/km2 (175.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	37250 /37250
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sorigny (French pronunciation: [sɔʁiɲi] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

History

Sorigny is first mentioned in a charter of Robert II of France dated March 1031, which confirmed the parish. It was formerly divided into two fiefs.

Hydrography

The municipal hydrographic network, with a total length of 31.09 km, includes two notable rivers, the Bourdin (3.075 km) and the Montison (2.731 km), as well as ten intermittent streams.

The Bourdin, with a total length of 14.8 km, rises in the commune of Louans and flows into the Indre at Veigné after crossing five communes.

Transport

Public transport in Sorigny is managed by the Centre-Val de Loire region and operated by Transdev Touraine as part of the Rémi network. Sorigny is connected to Tours by coach routes G, H, H1 and H2.

Economy

In 2018, the commune announced plans to establish an outlet shopping village on 20 hectares near the A10 autoroute.

Sorigny is part of the Touraine Vallée de l'Indre intercommunal authority (Communauté de communes Touraine Vallée de l'Indre).

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	1,350	—
1800	1,241	−1.20%
1806	1,366	+1.61%
1821	1,428	+0.30%
1831	1,564	+0.91%
1836	1,617	+0.67%
1841	1,513	−1.32%
1846	1,602	+1.15%
1851	1,507	−1.22%
1856	1,462	−0.60%
1861	1,403	−0.82%
1866	1,340	−0.91%
1872	1,271	−0.88%
1876	1,226	−0.90%
1881	1,125	−1.70%
1886	1,077	−0.87%
1891	1,142	+1.18%
1896	1,080	−1.11%
1901	1,067	−0.24%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1906	1,090	+0.43%
1911	1,077	−0.24%
1921	994	−0.80%
1926	1,072	+1.52%
1931	1,084	+0.22%
1936	1,105	+0.38%
1946	1,168	+0.56%
1954	1,227	+0.62%
1962	1,178	−0.51%
1968	1,256	+1.07%
1975	1,313	+0.64%
1982	1,520	+2.11%
1990	1,637	+0.93%
1999	1,923	+1.81%
2007	2,105	+1.14%
2012	2,354	+2.26%
2017	2,643	+2.34%
2023	2,938	+1.78%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968–2023)

Notable people

Marcel Gaumont (1880–1962), sculptor

Town twinning

Box, Wiltshire, England (since 2016)

Notable buildings and monuments

Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens (Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens Church), built in the 11th century and rebuilt in 1866 by Étienne Guérin Charles Gustavus.
Château de Longue Plaine (Longue-Plaine Castle), built in the 19th century except for two towers dating from the 15th and 16th centuries.
Monument aux morts (war memorial) commemorating the First World War, designed by the sculptor Marcel Gaumont and the architect Maurice Boille.
Tours Aerodrome.

Gallery

Coat of arms of Sorigny
War memorial in a cemetery (monument aux morts)
Communal war memorial
Stained glass window in the church of Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens
Wind turbine (éolienne)
Longue-Plaine Castle in Sorigny

References

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Sorigny, EHESS (in French).
↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE