Soye-en-Septaine

Soye-en-Septaine
Soye-en-Septaine
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Soye-en-Septaine
Coordinates: 47°01′39″N 2°29′24″E / 47.0275°N 2.49°ECoordinates: 47°01′39″N 2°29′24″E / 47.0275°N 2.49°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Levet
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de la Septaine
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Marie-Françoise Loiseau
Area^1	18.57 km^2 (7.17 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	556
• Density	30/km^2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18254 / 18340
Elevation	132–177 m (433–581 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 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.

Soye-en-Septaine is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated in the valley of the river Auron, about 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D2076 with the D15 and D46 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	347	—
1968	442	+27.4%
1975	428	−3.2%
1982	446	+4.2%
1990	475	+6.5%
1999	563	+18.5%
2008	556	−1.2%

Sights

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The twelfth-century church of St. Pardoux (closed).

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Soye-en-Septaine on the Quid website (French)