Santranges

Santranges
Commune
The church in Santranges
Location of Santranges
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Coordinates: 47°29′56″N 2°46′22″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancerre
Intercommunality	CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Francis Trochet
Area 1	24.31 km2 (9.39 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	425
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18243 /18240
Elevation	174–269 m (571–883 ft) (avg. 205 m or 673 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Santranges is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A large farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valleys of the rivers Avenelle and Notre-Heure, about 32 miles (51 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D926, D82 and the D54 roads. The commune borders the department of Loiret.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	442	—
1968	514	+16.3%
1975	472	−8.2%
1982	420	−11.0%
1990	390	−7.1%
1999	369	−5.4%
2008	432	+17.1%

Sights

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department