Beddes

Beddes
Commune
The church in Beddes
Beddes
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Beddes
Coordinates: 46°36′23″N 2°12′50″E / 46.6064°N 2.2139°E / 46.6064; 2.2139Coordinates: 46°36′23″N 2°12′50″E / 46.6064°N 2.2139°E / 46.6064; 2.2139
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Châteaumeillant
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Roland Errant
Area1 12.92 km2 (4.99 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 96
 • Density 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18024 /18370
Elevation 192–257 m (630–843 ft)
(avg. 230 m or 750 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.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and a hamlet situated by the banks of the tiny river Charasse, some 38 miles (61 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D70 with the D128 roads. The commune shares a border with the department of Indre.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962144—    
1968152+5.6%
1975136−10.5%
1982125−8.1%
1990111−11.2%
199994−15.3%
200896+2.1%

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • A watermill

See also

References

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