Brinon-sur-Sauldre (French pronunciation: [bʁinɔ̃ syʁ soldʁ], literally Brinon on Sauldre) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

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Brinon-sur-Sauldre
Commune
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Location of Brinon-sur-Sauldre
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Coordinates: 47°33′56″N 2°15′21″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Aubigny-sur-Nère
Intercommunality	Sauldre et Sologne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Lionel Pointard[1]
Area 1	116.3 km2 (44.9 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	972
• Density	8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18037 /18410
Elevation	118–162 m (387–531 ft) (avg. 138 m or 453 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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A village of lakes, forestry and farming situated in the valley of the river Sauldre, some 31 miles (50 km) north of Bourges at the junction of the D234, D77 and the D923 roads. The commune has the Beuvron river forming its northern border with the department of Loir-et-Cher.

• The church of St. Barthélemy, dating from the eleventh century.
• Traces of a thirteenth-century castle at Launay.

• Communes of the Cher department