Dampierre-en-Crot

Dampierre-en-Crot
Commune
The church in Dampierre-en-Crôt
Dampierre-en-Crot
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Dampierre-en-Crot
Coordinates: 47°27′41″N 2°35′01″E / 47.4614°N 2.5836°E / 47.4614; 2.5836Coordinates: 47°27′41″N 2°35′01″E / 47.4614°N 2.5836°E / 47.4614; 2.5836
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Sancerre
Intercommunality CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jacques Chatonnat
Area1 22.05 km2 (8.51 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 219
 • Density 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18084 /18260
Elevation 186–321 m (610–1,053 ft)
(avg. 250 m or 820 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.

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

Geography

A small farming village situated by the banks of the Ionne river, some 28 miles (45 km) north of Bourges at the junction of the D923 and D95 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962274—    
1968312+13.9%
1975262−16.0%
1982239−8.8%
1990266+11.3%
1999239−10.2%
2008219−8.4%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the 12th century.
  • The restored late 17th-century auberge.
  • Two old watermills.

See also

References

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