Sury-en-Vaux
Commune
Location of Sury-en-Vaux
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Coordinates: 47°22′07″N 2°48′19″E / 47.3686°N 2.8053°E / 47.3686; 2.8053
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancerre
Intercommunality	CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Valérie Chambon[1]
Area 1	15.82 km2 (6.11 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	690
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18258 /18300
Elevation	183–326 m (600–1,070 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sury-en-Vaux (French pronunciation: [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 26 miles (42 km) 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

• The church of St. Etienne, dating from the nineteenth century.

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.^[3]