Sidiailles

Sidiailles
Ruins of the abbey
Sidiailles
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Sidiailles
Coordinates: 46°30′29″N 2°19′11″E / 46.5081°N 2.3197°ECoordinates: 46°30′29″N 2°19′11″E / 46.5081°N 2.3197°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Châteaumeillant
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Sylvie Deriaud
Area^1	31.96 km^2 (12.34 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	304
• Density	9.5/km^2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18252 / 18270
Elevation	233–366 m (764–1,201 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 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.

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

Geography

An area of farming and forestry comprising the village and several hamlets situated at the confluence of the rivers Arnon and Joyeuse, about 13 miles (21 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D997 with the D111 and D237 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	561	—
1968	584	+4.1%
1975	563	−3.6%
1982	487	−13.5%
1990	375	−23.0%
1999	331	−11.7%
2008	304	−8.2%

Sights

The lake at Sidiailles

• The ruins of a twelfth-century abbey.
• The church of St. Pierre and St. Paul, dating from the twelfth century, with a bell cast in 1235.
• A large reservoir.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Sidiailles website (French)
• Annuaire Marie website (French)
• Sidiailles on the Quid website (French)