Charenton-du-Cher

Charenton-du-Cher is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Charenton-du-Cher
The church in Charenton-du-Cher
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Location of Charenton-du-Cher
Charenton-du-Cher
Charenton-du-Cher
Coordinates: 46°43′50″N 2°38′35″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonDun-sur-Auron
IntercommunalityCC Cœur de France
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Pascal Aupy
Area
1
4,789 km2 (1,849 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2017)[1]
1,045
  Density0.22/km2 (0.57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18052 /18210
Elevation167–253 m (548–830 ft)
(avg. 178 m or 584 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An area of farming, forestry and a little light industry comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of both the canal de Berry and the river Marmande, some 28 miles (45 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D951 with the D1 and D953 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,362    
19681,372+0.7%
19751,371−0.1%
19821,292−5.8%
19901,154−10.7%
19991,096−5.0%
20081,119+2.1%

Sights

  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the eleventh century.
  • The motte of a tenth-century castle (30m diameter, 10m high).
  • A fifteenth-century house on the rue Blanche.
  • An old forge and its associated buildings, La "Grosse Forge"
  • Remains of the convent abbey of Notre-Dame de Bellevaux, founded in 620.
  • The remains of the 15th century chapel of St. Julien.
  • A public washhouse.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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