Chezal-Benoît

Chezal-Benoît

The church in Chezal-Benoît
Chezal-Benoît

Coordinates: 46°49′40″N 2°06′54″E / 46.8278°N 2.115°E / 46.8278; 2.115Coordinates: 46°49′40″N 2°06′54″E / 46.8278°N 2.115°E / 46.8278; 2.115
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Lignières
Intercommunality Pays d’Issoudun
Government
  Mayor (20082014) René Chagnon
Area1 46.46 km2 (17.94 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 866
  Density 19/km2 (48/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18065 / 18160
Elevation 137–187 m (449–614 ft)
(avg. 173 m or 568 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.

Chezal-Benoît is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of lakes and streams, farming and forestry comprising a village and a couple of hamlets situated in the valley of the small river Mouzet, some 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Bourges at the junction of the D18 with the D65 and the D115 roads. The commune shares its western border with the department of Indre.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,436    
19681,526+6.3%
19751,447−5.2%
19821,315−9.1%
19901,212−7.8%
1999977−19.4%
2008866−11.4%

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