George Sand died at Nohant , near ChÃ cents teauroux , in France 's Indre dÃ partement on June 8 , 1876 , at the age of 71 and was buried in the grounds of her home there . George Sand died at Nohant , near ChÃ cents teauroux , in France 's Indre dÃ partement on 8 June 1876 , at the age of 71 and was buried in the grounds of her home there .