Cuffy, Cher

Cuffy
The Guétin Canal aqueduct
Cuffy
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Cuffy
Coordinates: 46°57′42″N 3°03′12″E / 46.9617°N 3.0533°ECoordinates: 46°57′42″N 3°03′12″E / 46.9617°N 3.0533°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Olivier Hurabielle
Area^1	34.57 km^2 (13.35 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	1,115
• Density	32/km^2 (84/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18082 / 18150
Elevation	166–210 m (545–689 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.

Cuffy is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Loire River and Lateral Canal, the river Allier and the small river Canche, some 33 miles (53 km) east of Bourges at the junction of the D45 with the D50e, D178 and D976 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	804	—
1968	835	+3.9%
1975	798	−4.4%
1982	871	+9.1%
1990	968	+11.1%
1999	996	+2.9%
2008	1,115	+11.9%

Sights

• The church of St. Maurice, dating from the twelfth century.
• The ruins of a fourteenth-century motte and bailey castle.
• The Chateau du Vouilly.
• The 1,343 metres (4,406 ft) aqueduct with 18 arches.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Cuffy on the Quid website (French)