Flavigny, Cher

Flavigny
Flavigny
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Flavigny
Coordinates: 46°58′05″N 2°48′07″E / 46.9681°N 2.8019°ECoordinates: 46°58′05″N 2°48′07″E / 46.9681°N 2.8019°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Nérondes
Intercommunality	Pays de Nérondes
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Robert Jacquet
Area^1	13.06 km^2 (5.04 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	198
• Density	15/km^2 (39/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18095 / 18350
Elevation	174–245 m (571–804 ft) (avg. 194 m or 636 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.

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

Geography

An area of forestry and farming, comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated some 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D10e, D6 and the D42 roads. The river Airain forms all of the commune's western border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	170	—
1968	214	+25.9%
1975	192	−10.3%
1982	204	+6.2%
1990	172	−15.7%
1999	184	+7.0%
2008	198	+7.6%

Sights

• The twelfth-century church of St. Germain.
• The Chateau de Bar, dating from the fifteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Flavigny on the Quid website (French)