Saint-Denis-de-Palin

Saint-Denis-de-Palin
Saint-Denis-de-Palin
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Saint-Denis-de-Palin
Coordinates: 46°56′26″N 2°32′22″E / 46.9406°N 2.5394°ECoordinates: 46°56′26″N 2°32′22″E / 46.9406°N 2.5394°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Dun-sur-Auron
Intercommunality	Le Dunois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Michel Bertaux
Area^1	30.51 km^2 (11.78 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	335
• Density	11/km^2 (28/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18204 / 18130
Elevation	142–184 m (466–604 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 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.

Saint-Denis-de-Palin is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of lakes, streams and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated on the banks of the river Auron, about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Bourges on the D132 road at its junction with the D106 and the D953 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	365	—
1968	354	−3.0%
1975	314	−11.3%
1982	327	+4.1%
1990	374	+14.4%
1999	339	−9.4%
2008	335	−1.2%

Sights

• The church of St. Denis, dating from the twelfth century.
• The eighteenth-century chateau.
• A feudal motte.
• Evidence of Roman occupation.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Annuaire Marie website (French)
• Saint-Denis-de-Palin on the Quid website (French)