Sargé-sur-Braye

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Martine Rousseau^[1]Area42.61 km² (16.45 sq mi)Population983 • Density23/km² (60/sq mi)Demonym(s)Sergetier, SergetièreTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation78–202 m (256–663 ft)
(avg. 90 m or 300 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sargé-sur-Braye (French pronunciation: [saʁʒe syʁ bʁɛ]; lit. 'Sargé on Braye') is a commune in the French department of Loir-et-Cher, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France.

Geography

The commune is bathed by the Braye and the Grenne rivers, which join here before leading as the Braye to the Loir. The town is a part of the canton of Le Perche. It is bordered to the north by Cormenon, to the south by Savigny-sur-Braye, to the east by Épuisay and to the west by Saint-Calais.

History

Between 29 January and 8 February 1939, more than 3,100 Spanish refugees fleeing the collapse of the Spanish Republic under Franco, arrived in Loir-et-Cher. Faced with a lack of buildings to welcome them (the stud farm at Selles-sur-Cher had been used), 47 villages provide accommodation,^[3] including Sargé-sur-Braye.^[4] The refugees, essentially women and children, were subjected to a strict quarantine and vaccinated. Mail was limited. Supplies, though lacking variety and cooked the French way, were, however, assured.^[5] In the spring and summer, the refugees were regrouped at Bois-Brûlé (commune of Boisseau).^[6]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	991	—
1975	911	−1.20%
1982	974	+0.96%
1990	988	+0.18%
1999	974	−0.16%
2007	934	−0.52%
2012	1,045	+2.27%
2017	1,041	−0.08%
Source: INSEE[7]

Sights

• Église Saint-Martin. This church been listed since 1958 as a historic monument by the French Ministry of Culture. Dating originally from the 10th century, its present form is from 1549. There are traces of 14th century painted murals.^[8]
• Église Saint-Cyr, and its jacquemart.
• Château des Radrets has been listed since 1977 as a monument historique. Parts of it date back to the 15th century; it was extensively altered in the 18th.^[9]
• Château de Montmarin has been listed since 1986 as a monument historique. Originally 17th century, it was altered in the 18th and 19th.^[10]
• Château du Fief Corbin
• Roussard quarry

See also

• Braye (river)
• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department

References

External links

• Base Mérimée: Eglise Saint-Martin, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Château des Radrets, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Château de Montmarin, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)