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

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The Sauldre canal in Blancafort
The Sauldre canal in Blancafort
Coat of arms of Blancafort
Location of Blancafort
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Blancafort is located in France
Blancafort
Blancafort
Blancafort is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Blancafort
Blancafort
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[1]
Area
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64.35 km2 (24.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,005
 • Density16/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18030 /18410
Elevation162–261 m (531–856 ft)
(avg. 175 m or 574 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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