Blet

Blet
Commune
The church of Saint-Germain, in Blet
Blet
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Blet
Coordinates: 46°53′46″N 2°43′56″E / 46.8961°N 2.7322°E / 46.8961; 2.7322Coordinates: 46°53′46″N 2°43′56″E / 46.8961°N 2.7322°E / 46.8961; 2.7322
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
Intercommunality CC Pays de Nérondes
Government
 • Mayor (2009–2014) André Girard
Area1 30.08 km2 (11.61 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 647
 • Density 22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18031 /18350
Elevation 170–256 m (558–840 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.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising a village and several hamlets situated some 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the N76 with the D91 and the D6 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962820—    
1968730−11.0%
1975749+2.6%
1982713−4.8%
1990689−3.4%
1999617−10.4%
2008647+4.9%

Sights

  • The church of St.Germain, dating from the twelfth century.
  • An early nineteenth-century market hall.
  • Traces of a Roman aqueduct.
  • The fifteenth-century château and park.

See also

References

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