Saint-Denis-de-Palin

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Jean-Michel Bertaux^[1]Area30.51 km² (11.78 sq mi)Population282 • Density9.2/km² (24/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation142–184 m (466–604 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Denis-de-Palin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ dəni də palɛ̃]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

An area of lakes, streams and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated on the banks of the river Auron, about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Bourges on the D132 road at its junction with the D106 and the D953 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	365	—
1968	354	−3.0%
1975	314	−11.3%
1982	327	+4.1%
1990	374	+14.4%
1999	339	−9.4%
2008	335	−1.2%

Sights

• The church of St. Denis, dating from the twelfth century.
• The eighteenth-century chateau.
• A feudal motte.
• Evidence of Roman occupation.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

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