Saint-Satur Explained

Saint-Satur
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Saint-Satur (Cher).svg
Arrondissement:Bourges
Canton:Sancerre
Insee:18233
Postal Code:18300
Mayor:Christian Delesgues[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Coordinates:47.3419°N 2.8542°W
Elevation M:180
Elevation Min M:144
Elevation Max M:273
Area Km2:7.86

Saint-Satur (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ satyʁ/) is a commune in the Cher department in central France.

It is a medieval town near the river Loire in the former province of Berry.

History

Located in the area of Gaul settled by the powerful Celtic tribe, the Bituriges, or the "Kings of the World", and after their defeat at Bourges (Avaricum), part of Roman Aquitania. Some evidence points to the existence of an early Roman river town of Gordona (Castle-Gordon), now Saint-Thibault and Saint-Satur; located on the Roman road (Gordaine) from Bourges to the Roman bridge over the Loire in Saint-Thibault.

An Augustinian abbey was founded in Saint-Satur in 1034. During the Hundred Years' War, the Augustine Abbey was destroyed.

Area transportation was improved by the construction of a suspension bridge at Saint-Thibault (1834), the Canal latéral à la Loire (1838) and later, the Bourges - Sancerre - Cosne-sur-Loire railroad line (1885).

During World War II, Saint-Satur, with Sancerre, was a regional command center for the French Resistance. "Operation Spencer" in 1944 was to prevent the Germans from crossing the Loire River between Gien and Nevers and reinforcing troops in Brittany. The French Resistance and Free French Forces blew up the bridge at Saint-Thibault and sabotaged communication, road and railway lines.

Geography

In the south-eastern part of the commune, the river Vauvise flows into the Loire, which forms all of the commune's eastern boundary.

Population

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.