Subligny, Cher
| Subligny | ||
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  Subligny | ||
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Subligny | ||
| Coordinates: 47°24′16″N 2°45′19″E / 47.4044°N 2.7553°ECoordinates: 47°24′16″N 2°45′19″E / 47.4044°N 2.7553°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Bourges | |
| Canton | Vailly-sur-Sauldre | |
| Intercommunality | Cœur du Pays Fort | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Serge Raimbault | |
| Area1 | 17.26 km2 (6.66 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 355 | |
| • Density | 21/km2 (53/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18256 / 18260 | |
| Elevation |
217–336 m (712–1,102 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Subligny is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
Geography
The commune occupys an area of forestry and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated in the valley of the river Salereine, about 26 miles (42 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D55 with the D57 and D152 roads.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 344 | — |
| 1968 | 405 | +17.7% |
| 1975 | 360 | −11.1% |
| 1982 | 348 | −3.3% |
| 1990 | 320 | −8.0% |
| 1999 | 303 | −5.3% |
| 2008 | 355 | +17.2% |
Places of interest
- The church of St.Pierre and two chapels, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The sixteenth-century château de La Boulaye.
- An old tithe barn.
- A seventeenth-century stone cross in the cemetery.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Subligny (Cher). |
- Subligny on the Quid website (French)
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