Sainte-Thorette

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2021–2026) Eric Korcaba^[1]Area26.54 km² (10.25 sq mi)Population475 • Density18/km² (46/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation107–146 m (351–479 ft)
(avg. 115 m or 377 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Thorette (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t tɔʁɛt]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A valley area of lakes, woods and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated by the river Cher, some 10 miles (16 km) west of Bourges at the junction of the D35, D27 and the D23 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	253	—
1968	284	+12.3%
1975	276	−2.8%
1982	366	+32.6%
1990	426	+16.4%
1999	425	−0.2%
2008	483	+13.6%

Sights

• The church, dating from the fourteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References