Santranges

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Santranges
Santranges
Coordinates: 47°29′56″N 2°46′22″E / 47.4989°N 2.7728°E / 47.4989; 2.7728Coordinates: 47°29′56″N 2°46′22″E / 47.4989°N 2.7728°E / 47.4989; 2.7728
Country France
Region Centre
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Léré
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Francis Trochet
Area
  Land1 24.31 km2 (9.39 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 432
  Population2 Density 18/km2 (46/sq mi)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Santranges is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre 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.

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