Sainte-Montaine
Appearance
Sainte-Montaine | |
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![]() The church in Sainte-Montaine | |
Coordinates: 47°29′28″N 2°19′15″E / 47.4911°N 2.3208°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
Arrondissement | Vierzon |
Canton | Aubigny-sur-Nère |
Intercommunality | Sauldre et Sologne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Yves Debarre[1] |
Area 1 | 53.79 km2 (20.77 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 167 |
• Density | 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 18227 /18700 |
Elevation | 133–183 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
[edit]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
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 216 | — |
1968 | 253 | +17.1% |
1975 | 226 | −10.7% |
1982 | 233 | +3.1% |
1990 | 206 | −11.6% |
1999 | 170 | −17.5% |
2008 | 212 | +24.7% |
Personalities
[edit]- Marguerite Audoux (1863- 1937), French novelist, lived here in her youth.
Sights
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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