Saulzais-le-Potier
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Saulzais-le-Potier | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Saulzais-le-Potier  | |
  Saulzais-le-Potier  Saulzais-le-Potier | |
| Coordinates: 46°35′59″N 2°29′48″E / 46.5997°N 2.4967°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | Châteaumeillant |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Cardonel[1] |
Area 1 | 32.38 km2 (12.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 476 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18245 /18360 |
| Elevation | 189–251 m (620–823 ft) (avg. 227 m or 745 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saulzais-le-Potier (French pronunciation: [solzɛ lə pɔtje]; Occitan: Sauçai) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
An area of lakes and streams, farming and forestry, comprising a village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Loubiere, about 53 km (33 mi) south of Bourges, at the junction of the D64 with the D140 and D67 roads. The A71 autoroute runs through the middle of the commune’s territory. Saulzais-le-Potier was the seat of the canton of Saulzais-le-Potier, until it was disbanded in 2015.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 582 | — |
| 1968 | 621 | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 513 | −17.4% |
| 1982 | 476 | −7.2% |
| 1990 | 473 | −0.6% |
| 1999 | 492 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 536 | +8.9% |
Sights
- The church, rebuilt in the nineteenth century.
- The eighteenth-century chateau of Mazière.
- The chateau of Champmatouin.
- The eighteenth-century chateau of La Lande and its park.
