Soye-en-Septaine

Soye-en-Septaine
Commune
Location of Soye-en-Septaine
Soye-en-Septaine Location within France Soye-en-Septaine Location within Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°01′39″N 2°29′24″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Trouy
Intercommunality	CC de la Septaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Tibayrenc
Area 1	18.57 km2 (7.17 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	582
• Density	31.3/km2 (81.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18254 /18340
Elevation	132–177 m (433–581 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Soye-en-Septaine (French pronunciation: [swa ɑ̃ sɛptɛn]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated in the valley of the river Auron, about 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D2076 with the D15 and D46 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	442	—
1975	428	−0.46%
1982	446	+0.59%
1990	475	+0.79%
1999	563	+1.91%
2007	565	+0.04%
2012	575	+0.35%
2017	583	+0.28%
2023	582	−0.03%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The twelfth-century church of St. Pardoux (closed).

See also

• Communes of the Cher department