Sainte-Montaine

Sainte-Montaine

The church in Sainte-Montaine
Sainte-Montaine

Coordinates: 47°29′28″N 2°19′15″E / 47.4911°N 2.3208°E / 47.4911; 2.3208Coordinates: 47°29′28″N 2°19′15″E / 47.4911°N 2.3208°E / 47.4911; 2.3208
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Vierzon
Canton Aubigny-sur-Nère
Intercommunality Sauldre et Sologne
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Olivier Debarre
Area1 53.79 km2 (20.77 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 212
  Density 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 18227 / 18700
Elevation 133–183 m (436–600 ft)
(avg. 167 m or 548 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.

Sainte-Montaine is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of streams, lakes, forestry and farming comprising a small village and two hamlets situated some 28 miles (45 km) north of Bourges at the junction of the D79, D180 and D13 roads. The small river Boute-Vive rises in the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962216    
1968253+17.1%
1975226−10.7%
1982233+3.1%
1990206−11.6%
1999170−17.5%
2008212+24.7%

Personalities

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References

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