Soulangis

Soulangis is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Soulangis
Commune
Location of Soulangis
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Coordinates: 47°11′15″N 2°31′06″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Saint-Germain-du-Puy
Intercommunality	CC Terres du Haut Berry
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean Couade
Area ^1	13.76 km^2 (5.31 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	497
• Density	36/km^2 (94/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18253 /18220
Elevation	151–198 m (495–650 ft) (avg. 185 m or 607 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of the river Langis, about 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D33 with the D56 road.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	258	—
1968	296	+14.7%
1975	298	+0.7%
1982	391	+31.2%
1990	422	+7.9%
1999	444	+5.2%
2008	439	−1.1%

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
• A feudal motte.
• The sixteenth-century chateau.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.