Blancafort, Cher

Blancafort is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

This article is about the French commune. For the Catalan village, see Blancafort, Tarragona.
Blancafort
Commune
The Sauldre canal in Blancafort
Coat of arms
Location of Blancafort
Blancafort
Blancafort
Coordinates: 47°32′00″N 2°31′53″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementVierzon
CantonAubigny-sur-Nère
IntercommunalityCC Sauldre et Sologne
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) M. Margerin
Area
1
64.35 km2 (24.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,038
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18030 /18410
Elevation162–261 m (531–856 ft)
(avg. 175 m or 574 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A forestry and farming village situated in the valley of the river Sauldre, some 33 miles (53 km) north of Bourges at the junction of the D8, D30 and the D39 roads. The commune has a border with the department of Loiret. A canal was built here in the nineteenth century to ease drainage and provide transport links. The canal de Sauldre was last used commercially in the 1920s.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,725—    
19681,735+0.6%
19751,669−3.8%
1982972−41.8%
19901,007+3.6%
1999936−7.1%
20081,131+20.8%

Sights
Museum of witchcraft
  • The church of St. Andre, dating from the eleventh century.
  • The twelfth-century chapel.
  • The fifteenth-century chateau of Blancafort.
  • The twelfth-century chateau de l'Hospital-du-Fresne.
  • A museum of witchcraft.
  • A public washhouse.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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