Saligny-le-Vif

Saligny-le-Vif
Part of Baugy
Location of Saligny-le-Vif
Saligny-le-Vif Saligny-le-Vif
Coordinates: 47°02′47″N 2°46′02″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Avord
Commune	Baugy
Area 1	15.29 km2 (5.90 sq mi)
Population  (2019)	185
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	18800
Elevation	174–227 m (571–745 ft) (avg. 224 m or 735 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saligny-le-Vif (French pronunciation: [saliɲi lə vif]) is a former commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Baugy.

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and a few hamlets situated in the valley of the river Yèvre, about 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D42, D103 and the D72 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	243	—
1968	243	+0.0%
1975	178	−26.7%
1982	151	−15.2%
1990	143	−5.3%
1999	157	+9.8%
2008	160	+1.9%

Sights

• The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
• A feudal motte.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department