La Celette

La Celette
Commune
La Celette
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
La Celette
Coordinates: 46°39′08″N 2°31′19″E / 46.6522°N 2.5219°E / 46.6522; 2.5219Coordinates: 46°39′08″N 2°31′19″E / 46.6522°N 2.5219°E / 46.6522; 2.5219
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Châteaumeillant
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Phililpe Chateau
Area1 24.81 km2 (9.58 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 196
  Density 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18041 /18360
Elevation 165–231 m (541–758 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 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.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and two hamlets situated some 32 miles (51 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D1 and the D97 roads. The A71 autoroute runs through the southwestern part of the territory of the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962272    
1968305+12.1%
1975221−27.5%
1982200−9.5%
1990180−10.0%
1999181+0.6%
2008196+8.3%

Sights

  • The church of Saints Peter and Paul, rebuilt in the nineteenth century.

See also

References

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