Saint-Saturnin, Cher

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Saint-Saturnin
Commune
The town hall in Saint-Saturnin
The town hall in Saint-Saturnin
Coat of arms of Saint-Saturnin
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Saturnin
Saint-Saturnin is located in France
Saint-Saturnin
Saint-Saturnin
Coordinates: 46°30′30″N 2°14′19″E / 46.5083°N 2.2386°E / 46.5083; 2.2386Coordinates: 46°30′30″N 2°14′19″E / 46.5083°N 2.2386°E / 46.5083; 2.2386
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonChâteaumeillant
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Durand[1]
Area
1
39.04 km2 (15.07 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
424
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18234 /18370
Elevation282–442 m (925–1,450 ft)
(avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography[]

An area of streams, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Cotet, about 44 miles (71 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D3 with the D111 and the D162 roads. The commune shares a border with the department of Indre.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962729—    
1968830+13.9%
1975683−17.7%
1982605−11.4%
1990513−15.2%
1999466−9.2%
2007428−8.2%
2012417−2.6%
2014416−0.2%

Sights[]

  • The parish church of St. Saturnin dates from the twelfth century with significant restoration work in 1729 and 1929.[3]

See also[]

  • Communes of the Cher department

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ Base Mérimée: église paroissiale, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

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