Vailly-sur-Sauldre

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Christelle Paye^[1]Area18.25 km² (7.05 sq mi)Population648 • Density36/km² (92/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation188–273 m (617–896 ft)
(avg. 198 m or 650 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vailly-sur-Sauldre (French pronunciation: [vaji syʁ soldʁ], literally Vailly on Sauldre) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming village situated on the banks of the Sauldre river, about 27 miles (43 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D8 with the D923, D926 and D11 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	704	—
1968	759	+7.8%
1975	741	−2.4%
1982	856	+15.5%
1990	865	+1.1%
1999	806	−6.8%
2008	818	+1.5%

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
• The ruins of a fourteenth-century castle.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References