Sidiailles

Sidiailles

Ruins of the abbey
Sidiailles

Coordinates: 46°30′29″N 2°19′11″E / 46.5081°N 2.3197°E / 46.5081; 2.3197Coordinates: 46°30′29″N 2°19′11″E / 46.5081°N 2.3197°E / 46.5081; 2.3197
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Châteaumeillant
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Sylvie Deriaud
Area1 31.96 km2 (12.34 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 304
 • Density 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 18252 / 18270
Elevation 233–366 m (764–1,201 ft)
(avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Sidiailles is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry comprising the village and several hamlets situated at the confluence of the rivers Arnon and Joyeuse, about 13 miles (21 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D997 with the D111 and D237 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962561—    
1968584+4.1%
1975563−3.6%
1982487−13.5%
1990375−23.0%
1999331−11.7%
2008304−8.2%

Sights

The lake at Sidiailles

See also

References

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