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Vailly-sur-Sauldre

Coordinates: 47°27′31″N 2°39′04″E / 47.4586°N 2.6511°E / 47.4586; 2.6511
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Vailly-sur-Sauldre
Coat of arms of Vailly-sur-Sauldre
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Vailly-sur-Sauldre is located in France
Vailly-sur-Sauldre
Vailly-sur-Sauldre
Vailly-sur-Sauldre is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Vailly-sur-Sauldre
Vailly-sur-Sauldre
Coordinates: 47°27′31″N 2°39′04″E / 47.4586°N 2.6511°E / 47.4586; 2.6511
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonSancerre
IntercommunalityCC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christelle Paye[1]
Area
1
18.25 km2 (7.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
648
 • Density36/km2 (92/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.

Vailly-sur-Sauldre (French pronunciation: [vaji syʁ soldʁ], literally Vailly on Sauldre) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

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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

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

Sights

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.