Sainte-Montaine

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

Sainte-Montaine
Commune
The church in Sainte-Montaine
Location of Sainte-Montaine
Sainte-Montaine Sainte-Montaine
Coordinates: 47°29′28″N 2°19′15″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Aubigny-sur-Nère
Intercommunality	Sauldre et Sologne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Yves Debarre
Area 1	53.79 km2 (20.77 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	167
• Density	3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18227 /18700
Elevation	133–183 m (436–600 ft) (avg. 167 m or 548 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An area of streams, lakes, forestry and farming comprising a small village and two hamlets situated some 28 miles (45 km) north of Bourges at the junction of the D79, D180 and D13 roads. The small river Boute-Vive rises in the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	216	—
1968	253	+17.1%
1975	226	−10.7%
1982	233	+3.1%
1990	206	−11.6%
1999	170	−17.5%
2008	212	+24.7%

Personalities

• Marguerite Audoux (1863- 1937), French novelist, lived here in her youth.

Sights

• The church, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The feudal motte.
• The chapel of Belle Fontaine.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department