Argent-sur-Sauldre

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of Argent-sur-Sauldre

(2023–2026) Anne Cassier^[1]Area

67.35 km² (26.00 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,057 • Density31/km² (79/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

18011 /18410

Elevation144–210 m (472–689 ft)
(avg. 176 m or 577 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

An area of lakes, streams, forestry and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets, situated in the valley of the river Sauldre, some 35 miles (56 km) north of Bourges at the junction of the D8, D940, D948 and the D24 roads. The commune is on the border with the département of Loiret.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,614	—
1975	2,737	+0.66%
1982	2,687	−0.26%
1990	2,525	−0.77%
1999	2,502	−0.10%
2007	2,254	−1.30%
2012	2,156	−0.89%
2017	2,102	−0.51%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Places of interest

The church of St. André, dating from the 13th century.
The 15th-century château of Saint-Maur, rebuilt between 1776 and 1778 by architect Victor Louis.^[4]
A watermill.
A museum at the chateau.

Personalities

Théophile Moreux, astronomer, was born here on 20 November 1867.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Dossier de la Base Mérimée^{[permanent dead link]}