Chavannes, Cher

Chavannes
Chavannes
Administration
Country	France
Region	Centre
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Intercommunality	Portes du Boischaut
Mayor	Paul Renaudat (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	155–179 m (509–587 ft) (avg. 170 m/560 ft)
Land area1	24.06 km2 (9.29 sq mi)
Population2	162  (2008)
- Density	7 /km2 (18 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18063/ 18190
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 46°51′14″N 2°22′35″E / 46.8538888889°N 2.37638888889°E / 46.8538888889; 2.37638888889

Chavannes is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets situated in the valley of the Cher River, some 16 miles (26 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D14 with the D3, D2144 and the D37 roads. The A71 autoroute passes through the eastern part of the commune’s territory

Population

Historical population of Chavannes, Cher

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
83	106	97	141	160	164	162

Places of interest

• The church of St.Anne, dating from the twelfth century.
• A sixteenth century manorhouse.
• Traces of a feudal castle.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Chavannes on the Quid website (French)