Laverdines

Laverdines is a former commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Baugy.[2]

Laverdines
Part of Baugy
Location of Laverdines
Laverdines
Laverdines
Coordinates: 47°01′53″N 2°47′56″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonAvord
CommuneBaugy
Area
1
9.89 km2 (3.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
42
  Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
18800
Elevation177–221 m (581–725 ft)
(avg. 215 m or 705 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 tiny farming village, one of the smallest in France by population, situated some 16 miles (26 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D43 and the D72 roads. The river Vauvise flows north through the eastern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
196293    
1968102+9.7%
197558−43.1%
198258+0.0%
199047−19.0%
199943−8.5%
200852+20.9%

Sights

  • A nineteenth-century chapel.
  • The church of St. Sylvain, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

References

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