Sainte-Montaine

Sainte-Montaine
The church in Sainte-Montaine
Sainte-Montaine
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Sainte-Montaine
Coordinates: 47°29′28″N 2°19′15″E / 47.4911°N 2.3208°ECoordinates: 47°29′28″N 2°19′15″E / 47.4911°N 2.3208°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Aubigny-sur-Nère
Intercommunality	Sauldre et Sologne
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Olivier Debarre
Area^1	53.79 km^2 (20.77 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	212
• Density	3.9/km^2 (10/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18227 / 18700
Elevation	133–183 m (436–600 ft) (avg. 167 m or 548 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.

Sainte-Montaine is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of streams, lakes, forestry and farming comprising a small village and two hamlets situated some 28 miles (45 km) north of Bourges at the junction of the D79, D180 and D13 roads. The small river Boute-Vive rises in the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	216	—
1968	253	+17.1%
1975	226	−10.7%
1982	233	+3.1%
1990	206	−11.6%
1999	170	−17.5%
2008	212	+24.7%

Personalities

• Marguerite Audoux (1863- 1937), French novelist, lived here in her youth.

Sights

• The church, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The feudal motte.
• The chapel of Belle Fontaine.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Sainte-Montaine on the Quid website (French)