Sagonne

Sagonne
Château de Sagonne
Sagonne
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Sagonne
Coordinates: 46°51′03″N 2°49′33″E / 46.8508°N 2.8258°ECoordinates: 46°51′03″N 2°49′33″E / 46.8508°N 2.8258°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Sancoins
Intercommunality	Trois Provinces
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Andrée Joly
Area^1	18.85 km^2 (7.28 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	230
• Density	12/km^2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18195 / 18600
Elevation	189–251 m (620–823 ft) (avg. 202 m or 663 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.

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

Geography

Sagonne is farming village situated by the banks of the small river Sagonin, some 37 km southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D76 with the D109 and D2076 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	205	—
1968	213	+3.9%
1975	204	−4.2%
1982	199	−2.5%
1990	201	+1.0%
1999	221	+10.0%
2008	230	+4.1%

Sights

• The Romanesque church of St. Laurent, dating from the twelfth century.
• Château de Sagonne, a 12th to 17th century castle, in the heart of the village.
• Some fifteenth-century houses.
• A museum at the castle, housing a 14th-century collection of weapons, paintings and tapestry.

Personalities

• Charles II d'Amboise de Chaumont : Grand Admiral and Marshal of France.
• Gabrielle d'Estrée : mistress of Henry IV.
• Jules Hardouin-Mansart : architect to Louis XIV.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website (French)
• Sagonne on the Quid website (French)