Saint-Éloy-de-Gy

Saint-Éloy-de-Gy
Commune
Location of Saint-Éloy-de-Gy
Saint-Éloy-de-Gy Saint-Éloy-de-Gy
Coordinates: 47°09′25″N 2°20′35″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny
Intercommunality	CC Terres du Haut Berry
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	André Bourgougnon
Area 1	31.2 km2 (12.0 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,558
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18206 /18110
Elevation	133–235 m (436–771 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Saint-Éloy-de-Gy is an area of forestry and farming comprising two villages and several hamlets situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D944 with the D160 and D68 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	972	—
1968	1,028	+5.8%
1975	920	−10.5%
1982	1,071	+16.4%
1990	1,269	+18.5%
1999	1,382	+8.9%
2008	1,530	+10.7%

Sights

• The church of St. Éloy, dating from the twelfth century.
• The fifteenth-century Château de Dame.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

External links

• The commune’s sports association website (in French)
• Saint-Éloy-de-Gy on the Quid website (in French)