Cuffy, Cher

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

Cuffy
The Guétin Canal aqueduct
Location of Cuffy
Cuffy
Cuffy
Coordinates: 46°57′42″N 3°03′12″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonLa Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Olivier Hurabielle
Area
1
34.57 km2 (13.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,075
  Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18082 /18150
Elevation166–210 m (545–689 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 and forestry comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Loire River and Lateral Canal, the river Allier and the small river Canche, some 33 miles (53 km) east of Bourges at the junction of the D45 with the D50e, D178 and D976 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962804    
1968835+3.9%
1975798−4.4%
1982871+9.1%
1990968+11.1%
1999996+2.9%
20081,115+11.9%

Sights

  • The church of St. Maurice, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The ruins of a fourteenth-century motte and bailey castle.
  • The Chateau du Vouilly.
  • The 1,343 metres (4,406 ft) aqueduct with 18 arches.

See also

References

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