Sury-ès-Bois

Sury-ès-Bois (French pronunciation: [syʁi ɛs bwa]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.^[3]

Sury-ès-Bois
Commune
The church in Sury-ès-Bois
Coat of arms
Location of Sury-ès-Bois
Sury-ès-Bois Show map of France Sury-ès-Bois Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°27′55″N 2°42′18″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancerre
Intercommunality	CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Claude Rimbault[1]
Area 1	31.9 km2 (12.3 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	300
• Density	9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18259 /18260
Elevation	200–336 m (656–1,102 ft) (avg. 263 m or 863 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A large farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated at the border with the department of Loiret about 32 miles (51 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D13, D926 and the D74 roads. The commune’s territory is the source of several small rivers.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	452	—
1968	506	+11.9%
1975	423	−16.4%
1982	371	−12.3%
1990	350	−5.7%
1999	315	−10.0%
2008	290	−7.9%

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The manorhouse of l'Asnerie.
• Traces of the old priory of Saint-Anne.
• The thirteenth-century chapel of the chateau of Charpignon.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department