Saligny-le-Vif

Saligny-le-Vif
Saligny-le-Vif
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Saligny-le-Vif
Coordinates: 47°02′47″N 2°46′02″E / 47.0464°N 2.7672°ECoordinates: 47°02′47″N 2°46′02″E / 47.0464°N 2.7672°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Baugy
Intercommunality	Champagne balgycienne
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Christian Weingarten
Area^1	15.29 km^2 (5.90 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	160
• Density	10/km^2 (27/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18239 / 18800
Elevation	174–227 m (571–745 ft) (avg. 224 m or 735 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.

Saligny-le-Vif is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and a few hamlets situated in the valley of the river Yèvre, about 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D42, D103 and the D72 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	243	—
1968	243	+0.0%
1975	178	−26.7%
1982	151	−15.2%
1990	143	−5.3%
1999	157	+9.8%
2008	160	+1.9%

Sights

• The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
• A feudal motte.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Saligny-le-Vif on the Quid website (French)