Sarzay
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Commune of Sarzay |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Indre |
| Arrondissement | La Châtre |
| Canton | Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 183 m–256 m (avg. 220 m) |
| Land area¹ | 18.3 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
319 |
| - Density | 17/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 36210/ 36230 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Sarzay is a small town and commune in the Indre département of France. The town has a population today of approximately 319 (1999).
[edit] History
First mentioned in written records in 1300, Sarzay was a parish of the Archbishop of Bourges. The seigneurie of Sarzay belonged to the Barbançois family, who constructed the castle of Sarzay, and they remained the possessor of the fief until 1720. The fief was transformed into a marquisat in 1651. The castle was the setting for a novel by George Sand, le Meunier d'Angibault.
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