Farges-en-Septaine

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

Farges-en-Septaine
Location of Farges-en-Septaine
Farges-en-Septaine
Farges-en-Septaine
Coordinates: 47°04′27″N 2°39′02″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonAvord
IntercommunalityLa Septaine
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Alain Gougnot
Area
1
24.48 km2 (9.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,009
  Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18092 /18800
Elevation144–181 m (472–594 ft)
(avg. 181 m or 594 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets bordered by the banks of both the Villabon and Yèvre rivers, some 19 miles (31 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D98, D66 and the D36 roads. Much of the infrastructure of Avord Air Base is contained within the southern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962600    
1968635+5.8%
1975543−14.5%
1982566+4.2%
1990691+22.1%
1999737+6.7%
2008959+30.1%

Sights

  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The seventeenth-century chateau of Bois-Bouzon.

See also

References

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