Sidiailles

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

Sidiailles
Ruins of the abbey
Location of Sidiailles
Sidiailles
Sidiailles
Coordinates: 46°30′29″N 2°19′11″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonChâteaumeillant
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Sylvie Deriaud
Area
1
31.96 km2 (12.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
303
  Density9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18252 /18270
Elevation233–366 m (764–1,201 ft)
(avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry comprising the village and several hamlets situated at the confluence of the rivers Arnon and Joyeuse, about 13 miles (21 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D997 with the D111 and D237 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962561    
1968584+4.1%
1975563−3.6%
1982487−13.5%
1990375−23.0%
1999331−11.7%
2008304−8.2%

Sights

The lake at Sidiailles
  • The ruins of a twelfth-century abbey.
  • The church of St. Pierre and St. Paul, dating from the twelfth century, with a bell cast in 1235.
  • A large reservoir.

See also

References

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