Sarzay () is a
commune in the
Indre
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department
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in central
France
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.
History
First mentioned in written records in 1300, Sarzay was a parish of the
Archbishop of Bourges. The seigneurie of Sarzay belonged to the Barbançois family, who constructed the
castle of Sarzay, and they remained the possessor of the fief until 1720. The fief was transformed into a
marquisat
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in 1651. The castle was the setting for a novel by
George Sand, ''le Meunier d'Angibault''.
Population
See also
*
Communes of the Indre department
References
Communes of Indre
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