Argent-sur-Sauldre
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Argent-sur-Sauldre (French pronunciation: [aʁʒɑ̃ syʁ soldʁ], literally Argent on Sauldre) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France in the valley of the river Sauldre, about 35 miles (56 km) north of Bourges on the border with the département of Loiret.
Argent-sur-Sauldre | |
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The church seen from the D940 road | |
![]() Location of Argent-sur-Sauldre | |
| Coordinates: 47°33′27″N 2°26′37″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Vierzon |
| Canton | Aubigny-sur-Nère |
| Intercommunality | Sauldre et Sologne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Anne Cassier[1] |
Area 1 | 67.35 km2 (26.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,023 |
| • Density | 30.04/km2 (77.80/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18011 /18410 |
| Elevation | 144–210 m (472–689 ft) (avg. 176 m or 577 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,614 | — |
| 1975 | 2,737 | +0.66% |
| 1982 | 2,687 | −0.26% |
| 1990 | 2,525 | −0.77% |
| 1999 | 2,502 | −0.10% |
| 2007 | 2,254 | −1.30% |
| 2012 | 2,156 | −0.89% |
| 2017 | 2,102 | −0.51% |
| 2023 | 2,023 | −0.64% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Place of interest
- The 15th-century château of Saint-Maur, rebuilt between 1776 and 1778 by architect Victor Louis.[4]
Notable people
- Théophile Moreux, astronomer, was born here on 20 November 1867.
