Sury-en-Vaux explained

Sury-en-Vaux
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Bourges
Canton:Sancerre
Insee:18258
Postal Code:18300
Mayor:Valérie Chambon[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Coordinates:47.3686°N 2.8053°W
Elevation M:180
Elevation Min M:183
Elevation Max M:326
Area Km2:15.82

Sury-en-Vaux (in French pronounced as /syʁi ɑ̃ vo/) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

An area of vineyards and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Belaine, about 26miles northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D86 with the D57 and D54 roads. It is one of the communes permitted to grow grapes for Sancerre AOC wine.

Population

Sights

Personalities

The English poet, author and biographer Richard Aldington lived in Sury-en-Vaux from 1958 until his death in 1962. He is buried in the local cemetery.[2]

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.
  2. Gates, N.T. (Ed).1992. Richard Aldington: an autobiography in letters. The University of Pennsylvania Press.