Soulangis

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Soulangis
Soulangis
Coordinates: 47°11′15″N 2°31′06″E / 47.1875°N 2.5183°E / 47.1875; 2.5183Coordinates: 47°11′15″N 2°31′06″E / 47.1875°N 2.5183°E / 47.1875; 2.5183
Country France
Region Centre
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Les Aix-d'Angillon
Intercommunality Terroirs d’Angillon
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean Couade
Area
 • Land1 13.76 km2 (5.31 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 439
 • Population2 Density 32/km2 (83/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18253 / 18220
Elevation 151–198 m (495–650 ft)
(avg. 185 m or 607 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.

Soulangis is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of the river Langis, about 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D33 with the D56 road.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 258—    
1968 296+14.7%
1975 298+0.7%
1982 391+31.2%
1990 422+7.9%
1999 444+5.2%
2008 439−1.1%

Sights

  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A feudal motte.
  • The sixteenth-century chateau.

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