Villabon

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

Villabon
Coat of arms
Location of Villabon
Villabon
Villabon
Coordinates: 47°05′51″N 2°40′32″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonAvord
IntercommunalityCC La Septaine
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Philippe Frérard
Area
1
18.28 km2 (7.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
577
  Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18282 /18800
Elevation163–220 m (535–722 ft)
(avg. 212 m or 696 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 village and a hamlet situated on the banks of the small Villabon river about 12 miles (19 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D12, D36 and the D235 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962435    
1968480+10.3%
1975405−15.6%
1982462+14.1%
1990521+12.8%
1999463−11.1%
2008554+19.7%

Sights

  • The church dating from the nineteenth century.
  • A watermill.
  • The sixteenth-century chateau of Savoye.

See also

References

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