Charenton-du-Cher

Charenton-du-Cher
Charenton-du-Cher
Administration
Country	France
Region	Centre
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Charenton-du-Cher
Intercommunality	Berry charentonnais
Mayor	Pascal Aupy (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	167–253 m (548–830 ft) (avg. 178 m/584 ft)
Land area1	4,789 km2 (1,849 sq mi)
Population2	1,119  (2008)
- Density	0 /km2 (0 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18052/ 18210
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.

Coordinates: 46°43′50″N 2°38′35″E / 46.7305555556°N 2.64305555556°E / 46.7305555556; 2.64305555556

Charenton-du-Cher is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of farming, forestry and a little light industry comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of both the canal de Berry and the river Marmande, some 28 miles (45 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D951 with the D1 and D953 roads.

Population

Historical population of Charenton-du-Cher

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
1362	1372	1371	1292	1154	1096	1119

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the eleventh century.
• The motte of a tenth century castle (30m diameter, 10m high).
• A fifteenth century house on the rue Blanche.
• An old forge and its associated buildings, La "Grosse Forge"
• Remains of the convent abbey of Notre-Dame de Bellevaux, founded in 620.
• The remains of the 15th century chapel of Saint-Julien.
• A public washhouse.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Charenton-du-Cher on the Quid website (French)