Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry

Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kʁistɔf ʃodʁi]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry
The church in Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry
The church in Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry
Location of Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry
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Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry is located in France
Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry
Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry
Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry
Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry
Coordinates: 46°34′57″N 2°22′11″E / 46.5825°N 2.3697°E / 46.5825; 2.3697
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonChâteaumeillant
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Amizet[1]
Area
1
17.52 km2 (6.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
94
 • Density5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18203 /18270
Elevation202–317 m (663–1,040 ft)
(avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography edit

An area of lakes, streams and farming comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets situated on the banks of the river Arnon, about 55 km (34 mi) south of Bourges at the junction of the D997 and the D62 roads.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962183—    
1968210+14.8%
1975171−18.6%
1982123−28.1%
1990120−2.4%
1999133+10.8%
2008112−15.8%

Sights edit

  • The church of St. Christophe, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The fifteenth-century chateau of La Forêt-Grailly.
  • The medieval manorhouse de La Lande-Chevrier
  • The abbey de La Mothe.
  • A watermill.
  • Evidence of Roman occupation.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

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