Chavannes, Cher
Chavannes | |
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Location of Chavannes  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | Châteauneuf-sur-Cher |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes des Portes du Boischaut |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Paul Renaudat |
| Area 1 | 24.06 km2 (9.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 155 |
| • Density | 6.4/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18063 /18190 |
| Elevation | 155–179 m (509–587 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Chavannes is a commune in the Cher département of the Centre region of France.
The inhabitants of the town of Chavannes are "Chavannes, Chavannaises"[1]
Geography
A farming area comprising of a small village and a couple of hamlets situated in the valley of the Cher River, some 16 miles (26 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D14 with the D3, D2144 and the D37 roads. The A71 autoroute passes through the eastern part of the commune’s territory
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 83 | 106 | 97 | 141 | 160 | 164 | 155 |
| From the year 1962[2] on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Anne, dating from the twelfth century.
- A sixteenth century manorhouse.
- Traces of a feudal castle.
