Saulzais-le-Potier

Saulzais-le-Potier
Coat of arms
Saulzais-le-Potier
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Saulzais-le-Potier
Coordinates: 46°35′59″N 2°29′48″E / 46.5997°N 2.4967°ECoordinates: 46°35′59″N 2°29′48″E / 46.5997°N 2.4967°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Saulzais-le-Potier
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Henri Ratel
Area^1	32.38 km^2 (12.50 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	536
• Density	17/km^2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18245 / 18360
Elevation	189–251 m (620–823 ft) (avg. 227 m or 745 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.

Saulzais-le-Potier is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of lakes and streams, farming and forestry comprising a village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Loubiere, about 33 miles (53 km) south of Bourges, at the junction of the D64 with the D140 and D67 roads. The A71 autoroute runs through the middle of the commune’s territory.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	582	—
1968	621	+6.7%
1975	513	−17.4%
1982	476	−7.2%
1990	473	−0.6%
1999	492	+4.0%
2008	536	+8.9%

Sights

• The church, rebuilt in the nineteenth century.
• The eighteenth-century chateau of Mazière.
• The chateau of Champmatouin.
• The eighteenth-century chateau of La Lande and its park.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Annuaire Marie website (French)
• Saulzais-le-Potier on the Quid website (French)