Dampierre-en-Crot

Dampierre-en-Crot
The church in Dampierre-en-Crôt
Dampierre-en-Crot
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Dampierre-en-Crot
Coordinates: 47°27′41″N 2°35′01″E / 47.4614°N 2.5836°ECoordinates: 47°27′41″N 2°35′01″E / 47.4614°N 2.5836°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Vailly-sur-Sauldre
Intercommunality	Cœur du Pays Fort
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jacques Chatonnat
Area^1	22.05 km^2 (8.51 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	219
• Density	9.9/km^2 (26/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18084 / 18260
Elevation	186–321 m (610–1,053 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 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.

Dampierre-en-Crot is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A small farming village situated by the banks of the Ionne river, some 28 miles (45 km) north of Bourges at the junction of the D923 and D95 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	274	—
1968	312	+13.9%
1975	262	−16.0%
1982	239	−8.8%
1990	266	+11.3%
1999	239	−10.2%
2008	219	−8.4%

Sights

• The church, dating from the 12th century.
• The restored late 17th-century auberge.
• Two old watermills.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Dampierre-en-Crot on the Quid website
• Dampierre-en-Crot on the IGN website
• Old inn website: cooking tips, anecdotes, old pictures and restoration stories
• The 17th-century Old Inn (French)