Villegenon

Villegenon
Commune
Villegenon
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Villegenon
Coordinates: 47°25′35″N 2°36′24″E / 47.4264°N 2.6067°E / 47.4264; 2.6067Coordinates: 47°25′35″N 2°36′24″E / 47.4264°N 2.6067°E / 47.4264; 2.6067
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Sancerre
Intercommunality CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Pierre Rabineau
Area1 32.93 km2 (12.71 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 229
  Density 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18284 /18260
Elevation 194–359 m (636–1,178 ft)
(avg. 297 m or 974 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.

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

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated about 26 miles (42 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D11, D7, D89 and the D926 roads. The commune is bounded by the banks of the small Ionne river to the north and the Sauldre to the east.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962333    
1968403+21.0%
1975327−18.9%
1982271−17.1%
1990260−4.1%
1999245−5.8%
2008229−6.5%

Sights

  • The church of St. Georges.
  • The fifteenth-century chateau.

See also

References

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