Chavannes, Cher

Chavannes
The town hall in Chavannes
Chavannes
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Chavannes
Coordinates: 46°51′14″N 2°22′35″E / 46.8539°N 2.3764°ECoordinates: 46°51′14″N 2°22′35″E / 46.8539°N 2.3764°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Intercommunality	Portes du Boischaut
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Paul Renaudat
Area^1	24.06 km^2 (9.29 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	162
• Density	6.7/km^2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Chavannes is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre 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
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	83	—
1968	106	+27.7%
1975	97	−8.5%
1982	141	+45.4%
1990	160	+13.5%
1999	164	+2.5%
2008	162	−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

• INSEE

External links

• Chavannes on the Quid website (French)