Lugny-Champagne

Lugny-Champagne
The church of Saint-Fiacre, in Lugny-Champagne
Lugny-Champagne
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Lugny-Champagne
Coordinates: 47°11′13″N 2°49′21″E / 47.1869°N 2.8225°ECoordinates: 47°11′13″N 2°49′21″E / 47.1869°N 2.8225°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancergues
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Régis du Fayet
Area^1	29.54 km^2 (11.41 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	181
• Density	6.1/km^2 (16/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18132 / 18140
Elevation	162–204 m (531–669 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 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.

Lugny-Champagne is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Ragnon, some 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D10, D187, D25 and the D51 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	282	—
1968	321	+13.8%
1975	275	−14.3%
1982	221	−19.6%
1990	207	−6.3%
1999	166	−19.8%
2008	181	+9.0%

Sights

• The church of St. Fiacre, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The chateau at Billeron.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Lugny-Champagne on the Quid website (French)