Blancafort | |
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.JPG) TheSauldre canal in Blancafort | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Blancafort | |
  Blancafort  Blancafort | |
| Coordinates:47°32′00″N2°31′53″E / 47.5333°N 2.5314°E /47.5333; 2.5314 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Vierzon |
| Canton | Aubigny-sur-Nère |
| Intercommunality | CC Sauldre et Sologne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Pascal Margerin[1] |
Area 1 | 64.35 km2 (24.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 998 |
| • Density | 15.5/km2 (40.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18030 /18410 |
| Elevation | 162–261 m (531–856 ft) (avg. 175 m or 574 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Blancafort (French pronunciation:[blɑ̃kafɔʁ]) is acommune in theCherdepartment in theCentre-Val de Loireregion ofFrance.
Aforestry andfarming village situated in the valley of the riverSauldre, some 33 miles (53 km) north ofBourges at the junction of the D8, D30 and the D39 roads. The commune has a border with the department ofLoiret. 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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,725 | — |
| 1968 | 1,735 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 1,669 | −3.8% |
| 1982 | 972 | −41.8% |
| 1990 | 1,007 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 936 | −7.1% |
| 2008 | 1,131 | +20.8% |
