Sainte-Thorette

Sainte-Thorette
Commune
Location of Sainte-Thorette
Sainte-Thorette Location within France Sainte-Thorette Location within Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°04′56″N 2°11′59″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Mehun-sur-Yèvre
Intercommunality	CC Cœur de Berry
Government
• Mayor (2024–2026)	Laurent Guillaud
Area 1	26.54 km2 (10.25 sq mi)
Elevation	115 m (377 ft)
Highest elevation	146 m (479 ft)
Lowest elevation	107 m (351 ft)
Population  (2023)	473
• Density	17.8/km2 (46.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18237 /18500
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Thorette (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t tɔʁɛt]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A valley area of lakes, woods and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated by the river Cher, some 10 miles (16 km) west of Bourges at the junction of the D35, D27 and the D23 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	284	—
1975	276	−0.41%
1982	366	+4.11%
1990	426	+1.92%
1999	425	−0.03%
2007	480	+1.53%
2012	470	−0.42%
2017	480	+0.42%
2023	473	−0.24%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church, dating from the fourteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department