Farges-Allichamps

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Farges-Allichamps
Chateau of La Brosse
Chateau of La Brosse
Location of Farges-Allichamps
Farges-Allichamps is located in France
Farges-Allichamps
Farges-Allichamps
Coordinates: 46°45′34″N 2°24′04″E / 46.7594°N 2.4011°E / 46.7594; 2.4011Coordinates: 46°45′34″N 2°24′04″E / 46.7594°N 2.4011°E / 46.7594; 2.4011
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonSaint-Amand-Montrond
IntercommunalityCœur de France
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Edith Michelic[1]
Area
1
8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
245
 • Density30/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18091 /18200
Elevation142–222 m (466–728 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Farges-Allichamps (French pronunciation: ​[faʁʒ aliʃɑ̃]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography[]

A farming village on the banks of the Cher 21 miles (34 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D142 and the D92 roads. The A71 autoroute runs through the centre of the commune’s territory. The village is one of six with a claim to be the geographic centre of France.[citation needed]

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962272—    
1968245−9.9%
1975248+1.2%
1982204−17.7%
1990246+20.6%
1999214−13.0%
2006214+0.0%

Sights[]

  • The twelfth-century church of St. Jean.
  • The feudal castle de La Commanderie.
  • The chateau of La Brosse, dating from the thirteenth century.

See also[]

  • Communes of the Cher department

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

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