Vailly-sur-Sauldre

Vailly-sur-Sauldre
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Vailly-sur-Sauldre
Vailly-sur-Sauldre Location within France Vailly-sur-Sauldre Location within Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°27′31″N 2°39′04″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancerre
Intercommunality	CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christelle Paye
Area 1	18.25 km2 (7.05 sq mi)
Elevation	198 m (650 ft)
Highest elevation	273 m (896 ft)
Lowest elevation	188 m (617 ft)
Population  (2023)	649
• Density	35.6/km2 (92.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18269 /18260
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A farming village situated on the banks of the Sauldre river, about 27 miles (43 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D8 with the D923, D926 and D11 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	759	—
1975	741	−0.34%
1982	856	+2.08%
1990	865	+0.13%
1999	806	−0.78%
2007	825	+0.29%
2012	786	−0.96%
2017	654	−3.61%
2023	649	−0.13%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
• The ruins of a fourteenth-century castle.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department