Tendron

Tendron
Commune
Tendron
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Tendron
Coordinates: 46°59′00″N 2°48′38″E / 46.9833°N 2.8106°E / 46.9833; 2.8106Coordinates: 46°59′00″N 2°48′38″E / 46.9833°N 2.8106°E / 46.9833; 2.8106
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
Intercommunality CC Pays de Nérondes
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Louis de Gourcuff
Area1 10.44 km2 (4.03 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 121
  Density 12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18260 /18350
Elevation 176–263 m (577–863 ft)
(avg. 250 m or 820 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.

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

Geography

A farming village situated about 23 miles (37 km) southeast of Bourges near the junction of the D43 with the D6 road. The river Airain flows southwest through the northwestern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962120    
1968132+10.0%
1975118−10.6%
198299−16.1%
1990122+23.2%
1999110−9.8%
2008121+10.0%

Places of interest

  • The eighteenth-century chateau of Fontenay.

See also

References

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