Sancoins
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
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| Coordinates: 46°49′58″N 2°55′11″E / 46.8328°N 2.9197°ECoordinates: 46°49′58″N 2°55′11″E / 46.8328°N 2.9197°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond | |
| Canton | Dun-sur-Auron | |
| Intercommunality | Trois Provinces | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Raymond Jourdain | |
| Area1 | 53.52 km2 (20.66 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 3,250 | |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18242 /18600 | |
| Elevation | 192–233 m (630–764 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.
Sancoins is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
An area of farming and associated light industry comprising a small town and several hamlets situated by the banks of both the river Aubois and the canal de Berry, about 26 miles (42 km) southeast of 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.
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