Saint-Bouize

Saint-Bouize
Commune
The Château of Montalivet-Lagrange
Location of Saint-Bouize
Saint-Bouize Location within France Saint-Bouize Location within Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°17′08″N 2°53′09″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancerre
Intercommunality	CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Anne-Marie Terrefond
Area 1	14.97 km2 (5.78 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	253
• Density	16.9/km2 (43.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18200 /18300
Elevation	148–248 m (486–814 ft) (avg. 203 m or 666 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Bouize (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bwiz]) is a commune in the Cher department in central France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	336	—
1975	348	+0.50%
1982	348	+0.00%
1990	313	−1.32%
1999	295	−0.66%
2007	321	+1.06%
2012	335	+0.86%
2017	312	−1.41%
2023	253	−3.43%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• Chateau Lagrange-Montalivet, 1590.
• Church St. Baudel (twelfth century for its oldest parts): Built in four stages, ... The base is a Romanesque church Berry "pure", consisting of two rectangles built in the twelfth century. In the fourteenth century, a tower is erected by the Count of Sancerre, at the request of parishioners. At the heart of religious wars, the tower is suffering: it was twice as high in the beginning. In the eighteenth century a sacristy was built in 1836 and a chapel. In 1850, the priest asks its demolition for a more modern building, which will be rejected [2].
• Bridge-channel mold which allows the lateral canal to cross the Loire River Moule, 1893.

Geography

The river Vauvise flows north through the middle of the commune. The Château de Montalivet-Lagrange is here.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department