Gardefort

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

Gardefort
The town hall in Gardefort
Coat of arms
Location of Gardefort
Gardefort
Gardefort
Coordinates: 47°16′11″N 2°49′48″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonSancerre
IntercommunalityCC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Claude Fontaine
Area
1
8.44 km2 (3.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
142
  Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18098 /18300
Elevation175–236 m (574–774 ft)
(avg. 206 m or 676 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 a small village and a hamlet situated some 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D50, D172 and the D10 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962109    
1968132+21.1%
1975117−11.4%
1982112−4.3%
1990128+14.3%
1999107−16.4%
2008128+19.6%

Sights

  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • Vestiges of a medieval fortification, the "Vieux Château".
  • Another old château.

See also

References

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