Saint-Hilaire-de-Court

Saint-Hilaire-de-Court
Saint-Hilaire-de-Court
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Saint-Hilaire-de-Court
Coordinates: 47°12′27″N 2°01′25″E / 47.2075°N 2.0236°ECoordinates: 47°12′27″N 2°01′25″E / 47.2075°N 2.0236°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Vierzon-2
Intercommunality	Vallées vertes du Cher Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Claude Touzelat
Area^1	11.75 km^2 (4.54 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	713
• Density	61/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18214 / 18100
Elevation	93–146 m (305–479 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 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.

Saint-Hilaire-de-Court is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and two hamlets situated in the Arnon river valley, about 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Vierzon at the junction of the D163, D90 and D320 roads. The A20 autoroute passes through the commune’s territory.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	260	—
1968	265	+1.9%
1975	308	+16.2%
1982	668	+116.9%
1990	794	+18.9%
1999	735	−7.4%
2008	713	−3.0%

Sights

• The chapel, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The chateau of La Beuvrière, dating from the sixteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Saint-Hilaire-de-Court on the Quid website (French)