Soye-en-Septaine

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

Soye-en-Septaine
Commune
Location of Soye-en-Septaine
Soye-en-Septaine Soye-en-Septaine
Coordinates: 47°01′39″N 2°29′24″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Trouy
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de la Septaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Tibayrenc[1]
Area ^1	18.57 km^2 (7.17 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	583
• Density	31/km^2 (81/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18254 /18340
Elevation	132–177 m (433–581 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 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

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated in the valley of the river Auron, about 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D2076 with the D15 and D46 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	347	—
1968	442	+27.4%
1975	428	−3.2%
1982	446	+4.2%
1990	475	+6.5%
1999	563	+18.5%
2008	556	−1.2%

Sights

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The twelfth-century church of St. Pardoux (closed).

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.