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This article is about the French commune. For the Catalan village, see Blancafort, Tarragona. Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
Blancafort
Commune
The Sauldre canal in BlancafortThe Sauldre canal in Blancafort
Coat of arms of BlancafortCoat of arms
Location of Blancafort
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Coordinates: 47°32′00″N 2°31′53″E / 47.5333°N 2.5314°E / 47.5333; 2.5314
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementVierzon
CantonAubigny-sur-Nère
IntercommunalityCC Sauldre et Sologne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pascal Margerin
Area64.35 km (24.85 sq mi)
Population1,002
 • Density16/km (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code18030 /18410
Elevation162–261 m (531–856 ft)
(avg. 175 m or 574 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Blancafort (French pronunciation: [blɑ̃kafɔʁ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A forestry and farming village situated in the valley of the river Sauldre, some 33 miles (53 km) north of Bourges at the junction of the D8, D30 and the D39 roads. The commune has a border with the department of Loiret. A canal was built here in the nineteenth century to ease drainage and provide transport links. The canal de Sauldre was last used commercially in the 1920s.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,725—    
19681,735+0.6%
19751,669−3.8%
1982972−41.8%
19901,007+3.6%
1999936−7.1%
20081,131+20.8%

Sights

Museum of witchcraft
  • The church of St. Andre, dating from the eleventh century.
  • The twelfth-century chapel.
  • The fifteenth-century chateau of Blancafort.
  • The twelfth-century chateau de l'Hospital-du-Fresne.
  • A museum of witchcraft.
  • A public washhouse.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.

External links

Communes of the Cher department
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