page_title: Nogent-sur-Vernisson
hierarchical_section_title: Nogent-sur-Vernisson
caption_attribution_description: Nogent-sur-Vernisson, Loiret, France
context_page_description: Nogent-sur-Vernisson is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
  It has a population of approximately 2,000. The main employer in the town is the CIMRG plant which manufactures components for Renault cars and employs some 800 people.
  Nogent-sur-Vernisson is the site of the Arboretum national des Barres, adjacent to which is a division of the research agency Irstea, which works to conserve the genetic resources of native trees.
  The town has a 12th-century AD church of St Martin in which Pope Pius VII celebrated Mass while on his way to the coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1804. There are also remains of walls from Roman times.
context_section_description: Nogent-sur-Vernisson is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
  It has a population of approximately 2,000 (2012). The main employer in the town is the CIMRG plant which manufactures components for Renault cars and employs some 800 people.
  Nogent-sur-Vernisson is the site of the Arboretum national des Barres, adjacent to which is a division of the research agency Irstea (formerly Cemagref), which works to conserve the genetic resources of native trees.
  The town has a 12th-century AD church of St Martin in which Pope Pius VII celebrated Mass while on his way to the coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1804. There are also remains of walls from Roman times.
caption: General view of the town on an old postcard.
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