Sidiailles

Sidiailles (French pronunciation: [sidjaj]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Sidiailles
Commune
Ruins of the abbey
Location of Sidiailles
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Coordinates: 46°30′29″N 2°19′11″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Châteaumeillant
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Florence Lerude[1]
Area 1	31.96 km2 (12.34 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	295
• Density	9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	561	—
1968	584	+4.1%
1975	563	−3.6%
1982	487	−13.5%
1990	375	−23.0%
1999	331	−11.7%
2008	304	−8.2%

Sights

The lake at Sidiailles

• The ruins of a twelfth-century abbey.
• The church of St. Pierre and St. Paul, dating from the twelfth century, with a bell cast in 1235.
• A large reservoir.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department