Saint-Loup-des-Chaumes

Saint-Loup-des-Chaumes is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Saint-Loup-des-Chaumes
Commune
The old town hall in Saint-Loup-des-Chaumes
Location of Saint-Loup-des-Chaumes
Saint-Loup-des-Chaumes
Saint-Loup-des-Chaumes
Coordinates: 46°49′31″N 2°23′24″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonTrouy
IntercommunalityCC Arnon Boischaut Cher
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Philippe Moisson
Area
1
18.55 km2 (7.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
299
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18221 /18190
Elevation133–177 m (436–581 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 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 lakes, streams and farming comprising the village and two hamlets situated on the banks of the river Cher some 18 miles (29 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D3 with the D35 and the D37 roads. The A71 autoroute passes through the eastern side of the commune.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962326—    
1968345+5.8%
1975322−6.7%
1982302−6.2%
1990278−7.9%
1999277−0.4%
2008290+4.7%

Sights
  • The church of St. Loup, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The ruins of a fourteenth-century chateau.
  • An eighteenth-century watermill.
  • Traces of a Roman aqueduct.

See also

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