Saint-Jeanvrin

Saint-Jeanvrin
Commune
The church of Saint-Georges, in Saint-Jeanvrin
Saint-Jeanvrin
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Saint-Jeanvrin
Coordinates: 46°35′47″N 2°14′05″E / 46.5964°N 2.2347°E / 46.5964; 2.2347Coordinates: 46°35′47″N 2°14′05″E / 46.5964°N 2.2347°E / 46.5964; 2.2347
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Châteaumeillant
Intercommunality Châteaumeillant
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Luc Brahiti
Area1 17.53 km2 (6.77 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 160
 • Density 9.1/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18217 /18370
Elevation 204–267 m (669–876 ft)
(avg. 261 m or 856 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.

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

Geography

An area of lakes, streams and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 32 miles (51 km) south of Bourges near the junction of the D3 with the D128 road. The commune shares its western border with the department of Indre.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962242—    
1968256+5.8%
1975210−18.0%
1982178−15.2%
1990171−3.9%
1999150−12.3%
2008160+6.7%

Sights

  • The church of St. Georges, dating from the twelfth century (Historic monument).
  • The ruins of a fifteenth-century chateau.
  • The Michel Langlois museum.

See also

References

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