Sainte-Montaine

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Sainte-Montaine
Commune
The church in Sainte-Montaine
The church in Sainte-Montaine
Location of Sainte-Montaine
Sainte-Montaine is located in France
Sainte-Montaine
Sainte-Montaine
Coordinates: 47°29′28″N 2°19′15″E / 47.4911°N 2.3208°E / 47.4911; 2.3208Coordinates: 47°29′28″N 2°19′15″E / 47.4911°N 2.3208°E / 47.4911; 2.3208
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementVierzon
CantonAubigny-sur-Nère
IntercommunalitySauldre et Sologne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Yves Debarre[1]
Area
1
53.79 km2 (20.77 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
177
 • Density3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18227 /18700
Elevation133–183 m (436–600 ft)
(avg. 167 m or 548 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Montaine (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃t mɔ̃tɛn]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography[]

An area of streams, lakes, forestry and farming comprising a small village and two hamlets situated some 28 miles (45 km) north of Bourges at the junction of the D79, D180 and D13 roads. The small river Boute-Vive rises in the commune.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962216—    
1968253+17.1%
1975226−10.7%
1982233+3.1%
1990206−11.6%
1999170−17.5%
2008212+24.7%

Personalities[]

  • Marguerite Audoux (1863- 1937), French novelist, lived here in her youth.

Sights[]

  • The church, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • The feudal motte.
  • The chapel of Belle Fontaine.

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.


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