La Chapelle-Hugon
| La Chapelle-Hugon | |
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  La Chapelle-Hugon | |
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  La Chapelle-Hugon | |
| Coordinates: 46°54′28″N 2°56′56″E / 46.9078°N 2.9489°ECoordinates: 46°54′28″N 2°56′56″E / 46.9078°N 2.9489°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean Yves Giot |
| Area1 | 16.16 km2 (6.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 384 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18048 / 18150 |
| Elevation |
180–225 m (591–738 ft) (avg. 191 m or 627 ft) |
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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. | |
La Chapelle-Hugon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
Geography
An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the canal de Berry and the river Aubois, some 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D100 and the D920 roads.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 309 | — |
| 1968 | 366 | +18.4% |
| 1975 | 305 | −16.7% |
| 1982 | 327 | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 364 | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 376 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 384 | +2.1% |
Sights
- The church of Saintes Etienne and Martin, dating from the twelfth century
- A watermill
- The seventeenth-century chateau des Bordes.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Chapelle-Hugon. |
- Website of La Chapelle-Hugon (French)
- La Chapelle-Hugon on the Quid website (French)
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