Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry
Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry | |
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The church in Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry | |
Location of Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry | |
Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry | |
| Coordinates: 46°34′57″N 2°22′11″E / 46.5825°N 2.3697°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | Châteaumeillant |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Amizet[1] |
Area 1 | 17.52 km2 (6.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 94 |
| • Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18203 /18270 |
| Elevation | 202–317 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. | |
Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kʁistɔf lə ʃodʁi], Occitan: Sent Cristòu de Chaudri) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Geography
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
Auvergnat and Limousin dialect are also spoken in commune which is claimed was a northernmost endangered Occitan language speaking area.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 183 | — |
| 1968 | 210 | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 171 | −18.6% |
| 1982 | 123 | −28.1% |
| 1990 | 120 | −2.4% |
| 1999 | 133 | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 112 | −15.8% |
Sights
- 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
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
External links
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