Jussy-le-Chaudrier

Jussy-le-Chaudrier
The Commandry of Jussy-le-Chaudrier, a Templar chapel
Jussy-le-Chaudrier
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Jussy-le-Chaudrier
Coordinates: 47°07′42″N 2°56′06″E / 47.1283°N 2.935°ECoordinates: 47°07′42″N 2°56′06″E / 47.1283°N 2.935°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancergues
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-François Pasque
Area^1	25.73 km^2 (9.93 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	617
• Density	24/km^2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18120 / 18140
Elevation	165–209 m (541–686 ft) (avg. 191 m or 627 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.

Jussy-le-Chaudrier is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Vauvise, some 23 miles (37 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D53, D25 and the D920 roads. The river forms part of the commune's western and northern borders.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	593	—
1968	645	+8.8%
1975	565	−12.4%
1982	545	−3.5%
1990	515	−5.5%
1999	526	+2.1%
2008	617	+17.3%

Sights

• The church of St. Julien, dating from the sixteenth century.
• A watermill at Bion.
• Bordes chapel and tower, all that remains of a thirteenth-century commandery temple.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Jussy-le-Chaudrier on the Quid website (French)