Drevant

Drevant
Roman amphitheatre
Drevant
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Drevant
Coordinates: 46°41′39″N 2°31′33″E / 46.6942°N 2.5258°ECoordinates: 46°41′39″N 2°31′33″E / 46.6942°N 2.5258°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Intercommunality	Cœur de France
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bernard Jamet
Area^1	4.84 km^2 (1.87 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	589
• Density	120/km^2 (320/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18086 / 18200
Elevation	153–250 m (502–820 ft) (avg. 168 m or 551 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.

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

Geography

A farming village situated by the banks of the river Cher some 26 miles (42 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D97 with the D141 and D2144 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	260	—
1968	283	+8.8%
1975	355	+25.4%
1982	486	+36.9%
1990	533	+9.7%
1999	610	+14.4%
2008	589	−3.4%

Sights

• The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
• The chapel of the eleventh-century priory.
• Considerable Gallo-Roman remains, including an amphitheatre, baths, villas and an aqueduct.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Drevant on the Quid website (French)