Brinon-sur-Sauldre

Brinon-sur-Sauldre
region	Center-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Aubigny-sur-Nère
Community association	Sauldre and Sologne
Coordinates	47 ° 34 ′  N , 2 ° 15 ′  E Coordinates: 47 ° 34 ′  N , 2 ° 15 ′  E
height	118-162 m
surface	116.3 km 2
Residents	982 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	8 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	18410
INSEE code	18037
Website	http://brinon.fr/

Brinon-sur-Sauldre is a French municipality with 982 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Vierzon and the canton Aubigny-sur-Nère (until 2015: canton Argent-sur-Sauldre ). The inhabitants are called Brinonnais .

geography

Brinon-sur-Sauldre is located about 46 kilometers south-southeast of Orléans in the Sologne on the Sauldre and the Canal de la Sauldre . Brinon-sur-Sauldre is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Chaon in the north and north-west, Isdes in the north, Cerdon in the north-east, Clémont in the east, Sainte-Montaine in the south and south-east, Souesmes in the south and south-west and Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre in the west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	1440	1332	1293	1249	1107	1089	1048	1008
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint Barthélemy Church

• Saint-Barthélemy church from the 12th century
• lock
• Canal de la Sauldre

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 78-85.

Web links

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