Saligny-le-Vif

Saligny-le-Vif
Commune
Saligny-le-Vif
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Saligny-le-Vif
Coordinates: 47°02′47″N 2°46′02″E / 47.0464°N 2.7672°E / 47.0464; 2.7672Coordinates: 47°02′47″N 2°46′02″E / 47.0464°N 2.7672°E / 47.0464; 2.7672
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Avord
Intercommunality CC La Septaine
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Christian Weingarten
Area1 15.29 km2 (5.90 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 160
 • Density 10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18239 /18800
Elevation 174–227 m (571–745 ft)
(avg. 224 m or 735 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saligny-le-Vif is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and a few hamlets situated in the valley of the river Yèvre, about 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D42, D103 and the D72 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962243—    
1968243+0.0%
1975178−26.7%
1982151−15.2%
1990143−5.3%
1999157+9.8%
2008160+1.9%

Sights

  • The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A feudal motte.

See also

References

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