# Sancoins > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sancoins > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sancoins.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sancoins > Source revision: 1346399354 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France Sancoins Commune Donjon of Louy castle Flag Coat of arms Location of Sancoins Sancoins Show map of France Sancoins Show map of Centre-Val de Loire Coordinates: 46°49′58″N 2°55′11″E / 46.8328°N 2.9197°E / 46.8328; 2.9197 Country France Region Centre-Val de Loire Department Cher Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond Canton Dun-sur-Auron Intercommunality CC Les Trois Provinces Government • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Guiblin[1] Area 1 53.52 km2 (20.66 sq mi) Population (2023)[2] 2,951 • Density 55.14/km2 (142.8/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) INSEE/Postal code 18242 /18600 Elevation 192–233 m (630–764 ft) 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. **Sancoins** (French pronunciation: [\[sɑ̃kwɛ̃\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/French)) is a [commune](/source/Communes_of_France) in the [Cher](/source/Cher_(department)) [department](/source/Departments_of_France) in the [Centre-Val de Loire](/source/Centre-Val_de_Loire) [region](/source/Regions_of_France) of [France](/source/France). ## Geography An area of [farming](/source/Farming) and associated [light industry](/source/Light_industry) comprising a small town and several hamlets situated by the banks of both the river Aubois and the [canal de Berry](/source/Canal_de_Berry), about 26 miles (42 km) southeast of [Bourges](/source/Bourges), at the junction of the D2076 with the D951 and D920 roads. The commune shares its southern border with that of the department of [Allier](/source/Allier). ## Population ‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). › Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 3,502 — 1975 3,556 +0.22% 1982 3,667 +0.44% 1990 3,634 −0.11% 1999 3,562 −0.22% 2007 3,177 −1.42% 2012 3,266 +0.55% 2017 3,080 −1.17% 2023 2,951 −0.71% Source: INSEE[3] ## Sights - The church of St. Martin, rebuilt in the nineteenth century. - The fourteenth-century [castle](/source/Castle) of Jouy, built by Pierre de Giac, chancellor of the Duke of Berry. - Several 15th and sixteenth-century buildings in the main town. - Javoulet lake. - The sixteenth-century ‘Joan of Arc’ tower. ## Personalities - [Oscar Méténier](/source/Oscar_M%C3%A9t%C3%A9nier) (1859–1913), writer, was born here. - [Marguerite Audoux](/source/Marguerite_Audoux) (1863–1937), writer, was born here. ## See also - [Communes of the Cher department](/source/Communes_of_the_Cher_department) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Répertoire national des élus: les maires"](https://www.data.gouv.fr/en/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503). *data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises* (in French). 9 August 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Populations de référence 2023"](https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-18242) (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-pophist_3-0)** [Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023](https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-18242#tableau-POPREF_G1), INSEE ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Sancoins](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sancoins). - [Sancoins website](https://www.sancoins.fr/) (in French) v t e Communes of the Cher department Achères Ainay-le-Vieil Les Aix-d'Angillon Allogny Allouis Annoix Apremont-sur-Allier Arçay Arcomps Ardenais Argent-sur-Sauldre Argenvières Arpheuilles Assigny Aubigny-sur-Nère Aubinges Augy-sur-Aubois Avord Azy Bannay Bannegon Barlieu Baugy Beddes Beffes Belleville-sur-Loire Bengy-sur-Craon Berry-Bouy Bessais-le-Fromental Blancafort Blet Boulleret Bourgespref Bouzais Brécy Brinay Brinon-sur-Sauldre Bruère-Allichamps Bué Bussy La Celette La Celle La Celle-Condé Cerbois Chalivoy-Milon Chambon La Chapelle-d'Angillon La Chapelle-Hugon La Chapelle-Montlinard La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin La Chapelotte Charenton-du-Cher Charentonnay Charly Chârost Chassy Châteaumeillant Châteauneuf-sur-Cher Le Châtelet Chaumont Chaumoux-Marcilly Le Chautay Chavannes Chéry Chezal-Benoît Civray Clémont Cogny Colombiers Concressault Contres Cornusse Corquoy Couargues Cours-les-Barres Coust Couy Crézançay-sur-Cher Crézancy-en-Sancerre Croisy Crosses Cuffy Culan Dampierre-en-Crot Dampierre-en-Graçay Drevant Dun-sur-Auron Ennordres Épineuil-le-Fleuriel Étréchy Farges-Allichamps Farges-en-Septaine Faverdines Feux Flavigny Foëcy Fussy Gardefort Garigny Genouilly Germigny-l'Exempt Givardon Graçay Groises Gron Grossouvre La Groutte La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois Henrichemont Herry Humbligny Ids-Saint-Roch Ignol Ineuil Ivoy-le-Pré Jalognes Jars Jouet-sur-l'Aubois Jussy-Champagne Jussy-le-Chaudrier Lantan Lapan Lazenay Léré Levet Lignières Limeux Lissay-Lochy Loye-sur-Arnon Lugny-Champagne Lunery Lury-sur-Arnon Maisonnais Marçais Mareuil-sur-Arnon Marmagne Marseilles-lès-Aubigny Massay Mehun-sur-Yèvre Meillant Menetou-Couture Menetou-Râtel Menetou-Salon Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre Méreau Méry-ès-Bois Méry-sur-Cher Montigny Montlouis Morlac Mornay-Berry Mornay-sur-Allier Morogues Morthomiers Moulins-sur-Yèvre Nançay Nérondes Neuilly-en-Dun Neuilly-en-Sancerre Neuvy-Deux-Clochers Neuvy-le-Barrois Neuvy-sur-Barangeon Nohant-en-Goût Nohant-en-Graçay Le Noyer Nozières Oizon Orcenais Orval Osmery Osmoy Ourouer-les-Bourdelins Parassy Parnay La Perche Pigny Plaimpied-Givaudins Plou Poisieux Le Pondy Précy Presly Preuilly Préveranges Primelles Quantilly Quincy Raymond Reigny Rezay Rians Sagonne Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers Saint-Amand-Montrondsubpr Saint-Ambroix Saint-Baudel Saint-Bouize Saint-Caprais Saint-Céols Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry Saint-Denis-de-Palin Saint-Doulchard Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois Saint-Éloy-de-Gy Sainte-Montaine Sainte-Solange Sainte-Thorette Saint-Florent-sur-Cher Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon Saint-Germain-des-Bois Saint-Germain-du-Puy Saint-Hilaire-de-Court Saint-Hilaire-de-Gondilly Saint-Hilaire-en-Lignières Saint-Jeanvrin Saint-Just Saint-Laurent Saint-Léger-le-Petit Saint-Loup-des-Chaumes Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny Saint-Martin-des-Champs Saint-Maur Saint-Michel-de-Volangis Saint-Outrille Saint-Palais Saint-Pierre-les-Bois Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux Saint-Priest-la-Marche Saint-Satur Saint-Saturnin Saint-Symphorien Saint-Vitte Sancergues Sancerre Sancoins Santranges Saugy Saulzais-le-Potier Savigny-en-Sancerre Savigny-en-Septaine Senneçay Sens-Beaujeu Serruelles Sévry Sidiailles Soulangis Soye-en-Septaine Le Subdray Subligny Sury-en-Vaux Sury-ès-Bois Sury-près-Léré Tendron Thaumiers Thauvenay Thénioux Thou Torteron Touchay Trouy Uzay-le-Venon Vailly-sur-Sauldre Vallenay Vasselay Veaugues Venesmes Verdigny Vereaux Vernais Verneuil Vesdun Vierzonsubpr Vignoux-sous-les-Aix Vignoux-sur-Barangeon Villabon Villecelin Villegenon Villeneuve-sur-Cher Villequiers Vinon Vorly Vornay Vouzeron pref: prefecture subpr: subprefecture Authority control databases International VIAF GND National United States France BnF data Israel Other Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sancoins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sancoins) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sancoins?action=history)). 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