Humbligny

Humbligny
Commune
Humbligny
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Humbligny
Coordinates: 47°15′17″N 2°39′45″E / 47.2547°N 2.6625°E / 47.2547; 2.6625Coordinates: 47°15′17″N 2°39′45″E / 47.2547°N 2.6625°E / 47.2547; 2.6625
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Saint-Germain-du-Puy
Intercommunality CC Terres du Haut Berry
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jeannine Maurice
Area1 20.86 km2 (8.05 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 180
 • Density 8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18111 /18250
Elevation 227–428 m (745–1,404 ft)
(avg. 434 m or 1,424 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.

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

Geography

A forestry and farming village situated some 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D955 and the D44 roads. The village is the highest point in the northern part of the department and the source of two rivers, the Sauldre and Colin.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962233—    
1968268+15.0%
1975239−10.8%
1982221−7.5%
1990189−14.5%
1999180−4.8%
2008180+0.0%

Sights

  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • Houses dating from the 15th and 16th centuries.
  • A feudal motte.

See also

References

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