La Chapelle-Montlinard

La Chapelle-Montlinard

The port at La Chapelle-Montlinard
La Chapelle-Montlinard

Coordinates: 47°10′21″N 2°59′22″E / 47.1725°N 2.9894°E / 47.1725; 2.9894Coordinates: 47°10′21″N 2°59′22″E / 47.1725°N 2.9894°E / 47.1725; 2.9894
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Sancergues
Government
  Mayor (2014–2020) Jacques Brunet
Area1 17.14 km2 (6.62 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 499
  Density 29/km2 (75/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18049 / 18140
Elevation 150–188 m (492–617 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.

La Chapelle-Montlinard is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A farming area, comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated in the Loire valley, some 29 miles (47 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the N151 with the D7, D53 and the D45 roads. The Loire lateral canal flows through the village, which lies on the pilgrimage route known as St. James' Way.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962469    
1968477+1.7%
1975497+4.2%
1982515+3.6%
1990506−1.7%
1999494−2.4%
2008493−0.2%

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