Saint-Doulchard
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Saint-Doulchard
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| Coordinates: 47°06′20″N 2°21′27″E / 47.1056°N 2.3575°ECoordinates: 47°06′20″N 2°21′27″E / 47.1056°N 2.3575°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Bourges |
| Canton | Saint-Doulchard |
| Intercommunality | Bourges Plus |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Daniel Bézard |
| Area1 | 24.01 km2 (9.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 9,051 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18205 /18230 |
| Elevation | 119–167 m (390–548 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Saint-Doulchard is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France. It is on the outskirts of Bourges.
In Roman times, it was named Ampeliacum, which literally means "the vineyard hillsides", where they grew grapes.
In the Middle Ages, it was home to Dulcardus, a hermit monk who gave his name to the place - St. Doulchard, by then just a village with a small church and bell tower.
With the introduction of railways in the nineteenth century and the Michelin tyre factory in 1950, the commune has grown, attracting businesses, jobs and an ever increasing population.
An area of both farming and light industry comprising a small suburban town and several hamlets situated along the banks of the Yèvre and the canal de Berry, immediately to the west of Bourges at the junction of the D104 with the D60 and the N76 with the D400 road.
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