Flavigny, Cher

Flavigny
Commune
Flavigny
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Flavigny
Coordinates: 46°58′05″N 2°48′07″E / 46.9681°N 2.8019°E / 46.9681; 2.8019Coordinates: 46°58′05″N 2°48′07″E / 46.9681°N 2.8019°E / 46.9681; 2.8019
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
Intercommunality Pays de Nérondes
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Robert Jacquet
Area1 13.06 km2 (5.04 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 198
  Density 15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18095 /18350
Elevation 174–245 m (571–804 ft)
(avg. 194 m or 636 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.

Flavigny 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 a couple of hamlets situated some 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D10e, D6 and the D42 roads. The river Airain forms all of the commune's western border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962170    
1968214+25.9%
1975192−10.3%
1982204+6.2%
1990172−15.7%
1999184+7.0%
2008198+7.6%

Sights

  • The twelfth-century church of St. Germain.
  • The Chateau de Bar, dating from the fifteenth century.

See also

References

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