Saint-Éloy-de-Gy

Saint-Éloy-de-Gy
Saint-Éloy-de-Gy Town hall
Saint-Éloy-de-Gy Town hall
Location of Saint-Éloy-de-Gy
Saint-Éloy-de-Gy is located in France
Saint-Éloy-de-Gy
Saint-Éloy-de-Gy
Location within France
Saint-Éloy-de-Gy is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Éloy-de-Gy
Saint-Éloy-de-Gy
Location within Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°09′25″N 2°20′35″E / 47.1569°N 2.3431°E / 47.1569; 2.3431
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonSaint-Martin-d'Auxigny
IntercommunalityCC Terres du Haut Berry
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gilles Benoit[1]
Area
1
31.2 km2 (12.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
1,581
 • Density50.7/km2 (131/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18206 /18110
Elevation133–235 m (436–771 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Éloy-de-Gy (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿elwa də ʒi]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

Saint-Éloy-de-Gy is an area of forestry and farming comprising two villages and several hamlets situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D944 with the D160 and D68 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,028—    
1975 920−1.57%
1982 1,071+2.19%
1990 1,269+2.14%
1999 1,382+0.95%
2007 1,513+1.14%
2012 1,541+0.37%
2017 1,541+0.00%
2023 1,581+0.43%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

  • The church of St. Éloy, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The fifteenth-century Château de Dame.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE