Sury-en-Vaux
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Location of Sury-en-Vaux  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°22′07″N 2°48′19″E / 47.3686°N 2.8053°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Bourges |
| Canton | Sancerre |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Valérie Chambon[1] |
Area 1 | 15.82 km2 (6.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 685 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18258 /18300 |
| Elevation | 183–326 m (600–1,070 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sury-en-Vaux (French pronunciation: [syʁi ɑ̃ vo]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
An area of vineyards and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Belaine, about 26 miles (42 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D86 with the D57 and D54 roads. It is one of the communes permitted to grow grapes for Sancerre AOC wine.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 673 | — |
| 1968 | 714 | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 665 | −6.9% |
| 1982 | 673 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 686 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 721 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 728 | +1.0% |
Sights
- The church of St. Etienne, dating from the nineteenth century.
