Soulangis

Soulangis
Soulangis
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Soulangis
Coordinates: 47°11′15″N 2°31′06″E / 47.1875°N 2.5183°ECoordinates: 47°11′15″N 2°31′06″E / 47.1875°N 2.5183°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Les Aix-d'Angillon
Intercommunality	Terroirs d’Angillon
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean Couade
Area^1	13.76 km^2 (5.31 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	439
• Density	32/km^2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Soulangis on the Quid website (French)