Saligny-le-Vif (French pronunciation: [saliɲi vif]) is a former commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Baugy.[2]

Saligny-le-Vif
Part of Baugy
Location of Saligny-le-Vif
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Saligny-le-Vif is located in France
Saligny-le-Vif
Saligny-le-Vif
Saligny-le-Vif is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Saligny-le-Vif
Saligny-le-Vif
Coordinates: 47°02′47″N 2°46′02″E / 47.0464°N 2.7672°E / 47.0464; 2.7672
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonAvord
CommuneBaugy
Area
1
15.29 km2 (5.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
185
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
18800
Elevation174–227 m (571–745 ft)
(avg. 224 m or 735 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography edit

A farming area comprising a small village and a few hamlets situated in the valley of the river Yèvre, about 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D42, D103 and the D72 roads.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962243—    
1968243+0.0%
1975178−26.7%
1982151−15.2%
1990143−5.3%
1999157+9.8%
2008160+1.9%

Sights edit

  • The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A feudal motte.

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