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Concressault
Administration Country France Region Centre Department Cher Arrondissement Bourges Canton Vailly-sur-Sauldre Intercommunality Cœur du Pays Fort Mayor Anne-Marie Legras
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 175–272 m (574–892 ft)
(avg. 183 m/600 ft)Land area1 7.45 km2 (2.88 sq mi) Population2 227 (2008) - Density 30 /km2 (78 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 18070/ 18260 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: 47°29′24″N 2°34′37″E / 47.49°N 2.57694444444°E
Concressault is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
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Geography
A small farming village situated by the banks of the Sauldre river, some 27 miles (43 km) north of Bourges at the junction of the D8 with the D11 and D21 roads.
Population
Historical population of Concressault 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 224 261 232 216 236 214 227 Places of interest
- The church of St.Pierre, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The ruins of a fourteenth century castle, destroyed by the English during the Hundred Years War.
- Two old watermills and ancient barns at the Domaine du Moulin au Riche.
- A museum, the Musée de la Sorcellerie.
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External links
Categories:- Communes of Cher
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