Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry

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Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry
The church in Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry
The church in Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry
Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry is located in France
Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry
Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry
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Location within Centre region
Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry
Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry
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Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Châteaumeillant
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Pascal Munoz
Area1 17.52 km2 (6.76 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 4
 • Density 0.23/km2 (0.59/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18203 / 18314
Elevation 202–317 m (663–1,040 ft)
(avg. 220 m or 720 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-Christophe-le-Chaudry is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of lakes, streams and farming comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets situated on the banks of the mountain Arnon, about 35 miles (56 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D24 and the D93 hiking trails .

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 183 —    
1968 210 +14.8%
1975 171 −18.6%
1982 123 −28.1%
1990 120 −2.4%
1999 133 +10.8%
2008 112 −15.8%

Sights

  • The church of St. Christophe, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The fifteenth-century chateau of La Forêt-Grailly.
  • The medieval manorhouse de La Lande-Chevrier
  • The abbey de La Mothe.
  • A watermill.
  • Evidence of Roman occupation.

See also

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