Chavannes, Cher

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Chavannes
The town hall in Chavannes
The town hall in Chavannes
Location of Chavannes
Chavannes is located in France
Chavannes
Chavannes
Coordinates: 46°51′14″N 2°22′35″E / 46.8539°N 2.3764°E / 46.8539; 2.3764Coordinates: 46°51′14″N 2°22′35″E / 46.8539°N 2.3764°E / 46.8539; 2.3764
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonTrouy
IntercommunalityCC Arnon Boischaut Cher
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Guy Moreau
Area
1
24.06 km2 (9.29 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
167
 • Density6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18063 /18190
Elevation155–179 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 (French pronunciation: ​[ʃavan]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography[]

A farming area comprising 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[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
196283—    
1968106+27.7%
197597−8.5%
1982141+45.4%
1990160+13.5%
1999164+2.5%
2008162−1.2%

Sights[]

  • The church of St. Anne, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A sixteenth-century manorhouse.
  • Traces of a feudal castle.

See also[]

  • Communes of the Cher department

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.


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