Les Aix-d'Angillon

Les Aix-d’Angillon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Les Aix-d'Angillon
Collegiate Church of St-Germain and another building, in Les Aix-d'Angillon
Coat of arms
Location of Les Aix-d'Angillon
Les Aix-d'Angillon
Les Aix-d'Angillon
Coordinates: 47°11′56″N 2°34′21″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonSaint-Germain-du-Puy
IntercommunalityCC Terres du Haut Berry
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Claude Leloup
Area
1
14.68 km2 (5.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,916
  Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18003 /18220
Elevation163–211 m (535–692 ft)
(avg. 82 m or 269 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 small farming town, with a little associated light industry, situated some 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D955, D25, D12 and the D46 roads. The small rivers Colin and Quatier flow southward through the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,118    
19681,246+11.4%
19751,945+56.1%
19822,146+10.3%
19902,160+0.7%
19992,006−7.1%
20081,923−4.1%

Sights

  • A sixteenth century hospice.
  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The church of St. Germain de Valentigny.
  • Traces of the feudal castle.

See also

References

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