Vailly-sur-Sauldre

Vailly-sur-Sauldre (French pronunciation: [vaji syʁ soldʁ], literally Vailly on Sauldre) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Vailly-sur-Sauldre
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Vailly-sur-Sauldre
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Coordinates: 47°27′31″N 2°39′04″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)	Christelle Paye[1]
Area 1	18.25 km2 (7.05 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	649
• Density	36/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18269 /18260
Elevation	188–273 m (617–896 ft) (avg. 198 m or 650 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 farming village situated on the banks of the Sauldre river, about 27 miles (43 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D8 with the D923, D926 and D11 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	704	—
1968	759	+7.8%
1975	741	−2.4%
1982	856	+15.5%
1990	865	+1.1%
1999	806	−6.8%
2008	818	+1.5%

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
• The ruins of a fourteenth-century castle.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department