Ardenais

Ardenais
Commune
Town hall
Ardenais
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Ardenais
Coordinates: 46°38′53″N 2°21′36″E / 46.6481°N 2.36°E / 46.6481; 2.36Coordinates: 46°38′53″N 2°21′36″E / 46.6481°N 2.36°E / 46.6481; 2.36
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Châteaumeillant
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Gilles Herault
Area1 17.55 km2 (6.78 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 201
  Density 11/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18010 /18170
Elevation 188–262 m (617–860 ft)
(avg. 236 m or 774 ft)

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.

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

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated on the left bank of the river Arnon, some 33 miles (53 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D38 with the D951 road.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962276    
1968276+0.0%
1975210−23.9%
1982198−5.7%
1990179−9.6%
1999152−15.1%
2008201+32.2%

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Sulpice, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • A building, with a tower, dating from the fifteenth century.

See also

References

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