La Chapelotte

La Chapelotte
Commune
La Chapelotte
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
La Chapelotte
Coordinates: 47°21′11″N 2°35′29″E / 47.3531°N 2.5914°E / 47.3531; 2.5914Coordinates: 47°21′11″N 2°35′29″E / 47.3531°N 2.5914°E / 47.3531; 2.5914
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Saint-Germain-du-Puy
Intercommunality CC Terres du Haut Berry
Government
  Mayor (20082014) François Mellot
Area1 28.5 km2 (11.0 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 183
  Density 6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18051 /18250
Elevation 258–383 m (846–1,257 ft)
(avg. 315 m or 1,033 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 Chapelotte is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A forestry and farming village situated by the banks of the river Vernon, some 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D7, D11 and the D231 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962187    
1968240+28.3%
1975204−15.0%
1982180−11.8%
1990167−7.2%
1999181+8.4%
2008183+1.1%

Sights

  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twentieth century.
  • Two watermills.

See also

References

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