Saint-Michel-de-Volangis

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

Saint-Michel-de-Volangis
Location of Saint-Michel-de-Volangis
Saint-Michel-de-Volangis
Saint-Michel-de-Volangis
Coordinates: 47°08′55″N 2°29′21″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonSaint-Germain-du-Puy
IntercommunalityCA Bourges Plus
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Marc Godard
Area
1
17.42 km2 (6.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
468
  Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18226 /18390
Elevation137–172 m (449–564 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 situated by the banks of the Langis river, some 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D955 with the D33 and the D186 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962216    
1968176−18.5%
1975169−4.0%
1982261+54.4%
1990334+28.0%
1999331−0.9%
2008453+36.9%

Sights

  • The church of St. Michel, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The chateau of Turly, built in the fifteenth century.

See also

References

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