Sury-en-Vaux

Sury-en-Vaux
Sury-en-Vaux
Location within Centre region Sury-en-Vaux
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancerre
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Marie-Joseph Raimbault
Area1	15.82 km2 (6.11 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	728
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18258 / 18300
Elevation	183–326 m (600–1,070 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Sury-en-Vaux is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of vineyards and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Belaine, about 26 miles (42 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D86 with the D57 and D54 roads. It is one of the communes permitted to grow grapes for Sancerre AOC wine.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	673	—
1968	714	+6.1%
1975	665	−6.9%
1982	673	+1.2%
1990	686	+1.9%
1999	721	+5.1%
2008	728	+1.0%

Sights

• The church of St. Etienne, dating from the nineteenth century.

Personalities

The English poet, author and biographer Richard Aldington lived in Sury-en-Vaux from 1958 until his death in 1962. He is buried in the local cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Sury-en-Vaux on the Quid website (French)