Givardon

Givardon
Givardon
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Givardon
Coordinates: 46°50′27″N 2°49′04″E / 46.8408°N 2.8178°ECoordinates: 46°50′27″N 2°49′04″E / 46.8408°N 2.8178°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Sancoins
Intercommunality	Trois Provinces
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Daniel Apied
Area^1	21.9 km^2 (8.5 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	320
• Density	15/km^2 (38/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18102 / 18600
Elevation	184–268 m (604–879 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 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.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the small Sagonin river some 22 miles (35 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D76 and the D34 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	393	—
1968	434	+10.4%
1975	364	−16.1%
1982	342	−6.0%
1990	316	−7.6%
1999	291	−7.9%
2008	330	+13.4%

Sights

• The church of St. Pierre.
• The chateau of Alarde, dating from the fifteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Givardon on the Quid website (French)