Sagonne

Sagonne
Commune
Château de Sagonne
Location of Sagonne
Sagonne Location within France Show map of France Sagonne Location within Centre-Val de Loire Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 46°51′03″N 2°49′33″E / 46.8508°N 2.8258°E / 46.8508; 2.8258
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Dun-sur-Auron
Intercommunality	CC Les Trois Provinces
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Vincent Gauthier
Area 1	18.85 km2 (7.28 sq mi)
Elevation	202 m (663 ft)
Highest elevation	251 m (823 ft)
Lowest elevation	189 m (620 ft)
Population  (2023)	190
• Density	10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18195 /18600
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

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

External links

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