Saint-Hilaire-en-Lignières

Saint-Hilaire-en-Lignières
Commune
The Château of Plaix
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Hilaire-en-Lignières
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Coordinates: 46°43′37″N 2°10′27″E / 46.7269°N 2.1742°E / 46.7269; 2.1742
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Châteaumeillant
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Francis Perrot[1]
Area 1	53.78 km2 (20.76 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	488
• Density	9.1/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18216 /18160
Elevation	159–268 m (522–879 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Hilaire-en-Lignières (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ilɛːʁ ɑ̃ liɲjɛʁ]; literally "Saint Hilarius in Lignières") is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

A very large farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated on the banks of the river Arnon, some 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Bourges at the junction of the D940 with the D65 and also on the D26 road. The commune shares its southwestern borders with the department of Indre.

• The church of St. Hilaire, dating from the twelfth century (Historic monument).
• The sixteenth-century chateau du Plaix (Historic monument).

• Communes of the Cher department

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