Sagonne

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Vincent Gauthier^[1]Area18.85 km² (7.28 sq mi)Population186 • Density9.9/km² (26/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation189–251 m (620–823 ft)
(avg. 202 m or 663 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Sagonne is farming village situated by the banks of the small river Sagonin, some 37 km southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D76 with the D109 and D2076 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	205	—
1968	213	+3.9%
1975	204	−4.2%
1982	199	−2.5%
1990	201	+1.0%
1999	221	+10.0%
2008	230	+4.1%

Sights

• The Romanesque church of St. Laurent, dating from the twelfth century.
• Château de Sagonne, a 12th to 17th century castle, in the heart of the village.
• Some fifteenth-century houses.
• A museum at the castle, housing a 14th-century collection of weapons, paintings and tapestry.

Personalities

• Charles II d'Amboise de Chaumont : Grand Admiral and Marshal of France.
• Gabrielle d'Estrée : mistress of Henry IV.
• Jules Hardouin-Mansart : architect to Louis XIV.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

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