Vailly-sur-Sauldre

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

Vailly-sur-Sauldre
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Location of Vailly-sur-Sauldre
Vailly-sur-Sauldre
Vailly-sur-Sauldre
Coordinates: 47°27′31″N 2°39′04″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonSancerre
IntercommunalityCC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
  Mayor (2014–2020) Gilles-Henri Doucet
Area
1
18.25 km2 (7.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
654
  Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18269 /18260
Elevation188–273 m (617–896 ft)
(avg. 198 m or 650 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 farming village situated on the banks of the Sauldre river, about 27 miles (43 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D8 with the D923, D926 and D11 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962704    
1968759+7.8%
1975741−2.4%
1982856+15.5%
1990865+1.1%
1999806−6.8%
2008818+1.5%

Sights

  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The ruins of a fourteenth-century castle.

See also

References

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