Sarzay

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Chantale Bigrat^[1]Area18.3 km² (7.1 sq mi)Population298 • Density16/km² (42/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation183–256 m (600–840 ft)
(avg. 220 m or 720 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sarzay (French pronunciation: [saʁzɛ]) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

History

First mentioned in written records in 1300, Sarzay was a parish of the Archbishop of Bourges. The seigneurie of Sarzay belonged to the Barbançois family, who constructed the castle of Sarzay, and they remained the possessor of the fief until 1720. The fief was transformed into a marquisat in 1651. The castle was the setting for a novel by George Sand, le Meunier d'Angibault.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	379	—
1975	343	−1.42%
1982	320	−0.99%
1990	319	−0.04%
1999	319	+0.00%
2009	320	+0.03%
2014	323	+0.19%
2020	299	−1.28%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Indre department

References