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

Sens-Beaujeu
Location of Sens-Beaujeu
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Sens-Beaujeu is located in France
Sens-Beaujeu
Sens-Beaujeu
Sens-Beaujeu is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Sens-Beaujeu
Sens-Beaujeu
Coordinates: 47°19′39″N 2°42′32″E / 47.3275°N 2.7089°E / 47.3275; 2.7089
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonSancerre
IntercommunalityCC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Laurent Fauroux[1]
Area
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21.54 km2 (8.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
402
 • Density19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18249 /18300
Elevation223–392 m (732–1,286 ft)
(avg. 300 m or 980 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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An area of farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated in the Sauldre river valley about 21 miles (34 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D7 with the D74 and the D196 roads.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962431—    
1968511+18.6%
1975444−13.1%
1982430−3.2%
1990398−7.4%
1999377−5.3%
2008435+15.4%

Sights

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  • The church of St. Caprais, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • Two feudal mottes.
  • The sixteenth-century chateau of Beaujeu, now a hotel.
  • Two watermills.

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). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.