Sarzay
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Sarzay (French pronunciation: [saʁzɛ]) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.
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Sarzay | |
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The church of Saint-Pierre, in Sarzay | |
 Location of Sarzay | |
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| Coordinates: 46°36′09″N 1°54′19″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre |
| Arrondissement | La Châtre |
| Canton | Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Chantale Bigrat[1] |
Area 1 | 18.3 km2 (7.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 301 |
| • Density | 16.4/km2 (42.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 36210 /36230 |
| Elevation | 183–256 m (600–840 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
First mentioned in written records in 1300, Sarzay was a parish of the Archbishop of Bourges. The seigneurie of Sarzay belonged to the Barbançois family, who constructed the castle of Sarzay, and they remained the possessor of the fief until 1720. The fief was transformed into a marquisat in 1651. The castle was the setting for a novel by George Sand, le Meunier d'Angibault.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 379 | — |
| 1975 | 343 | −1.42% |
| 1982 | 320 | −0.99% |
| 1990 | 319 | −0.04% |
| 1999 | 319 | +0.00% |
| 2009 | 320 | +0.03% |
| 2014 | 323 | +0.19% |
| 2020 | 299 | −1.28% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
