Brinon-sur-Sauldre

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Lionel Pointard^[1]Area116.3 km² (44.9 sq mi)Population972 • Density8.4/km² (22/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation118–162 m (387–531 ft)
(avg. 138 m or 453 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brinon-sur-Sauldre (French pronunciation: [bʁinɔ̃ syʁ soldʁ], literally Brinon on Sauldre) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A village of lakes, forestry and farming situated in the valley of the river Sauldre, some 31 miles (50 km) north of Bourges at the junction of the D234, D77 and the D923 roads. The commune has the Beuvron river forming its northern border with the department of Loir-et-Cher.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,224	—
1968	1,332	+8.8%
1975	1,293	−2.9%
1982	1,249	−3.4%
1990	1,107	−11.4%
1999	1,089	−1.6%
2008	1,044	−4.1%

Sights

• The church of St. Barthélemy, dating from the eleventh century.
• Traces of a thirteenth-century castle at Launay.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

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