Blancafort, Cher Explained

Blancafort
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Blancafort (Cher).svg
Arrondissement:Vierzon
Canton:Aubigny-sur-Nère
Insee:18030
Postal Code:18410
Mayor:Pascal Margerin[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Sauldre et Sologne
Coordinates:47.5333°N 2.5314°W
Elevation M:175
Elevation Min M:162
Elevation Max M:261
Area Km2:64.35

Blancafort (in French pronounced as /blɑ̃kafɔʁ/) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A forestry and farming village situated in the valley of the river Sauldre, some 33miles north of Bourges at the junction of the D8, D30 and the D39 roads. The commune has a border with the department of Loiret. A canal was built here in the nineteenth century to ease drainage and provide transport links. The canal de Sauldre was last used commercially in the 1920s.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.