Sury-ès-Bois

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Sury-ès-Bois
Sury-ès-Bois (France)
Sury-ès-Bois
region Center-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Sancerre
Community association Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Coordinates 47 ° 28 ′  N , 2 ° 42 ′  E Coordinates: 47 ° 28 ′  N , 2 ° 42 ′  E
height 200–336 m
surface 31.9 km 2
Residents 270 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 8 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 18260
INSEE code

Sury-ès-Bois is a commune of 270 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the department of Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Bourges and the Canton of Sancerre (until 2015: Canton of Vailly-sur-Sauldre ).

geography

Sury-ès-Bois is located in central France , about 51 kilometers northeast of Bourges . The Salereine river crosses the municipality to the south. Sury-ès-Bois is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pierrefitte-ès-Bois in the north, Santranges in the northeast, Savigny-en-Sancerre in the east, Assigny in the southeast, Jars in the south, Thou in the southwest and Vailly-sur-Sauldre in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 560 506 423 371 350 315 296 256
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Martin church from the 15th century
  • Chapel of Charepignon Castle from the 13th century
  • L'Asnerie's mansion
  • Notre-Dame-de-Charpignon priory of Sainte-Anne from the 13th century
Saint Martin Church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 1012-1014.

Web links

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