Saint-Just, Cher

Saint-Just
Coat of arms
Saint-Just
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Saint-Just
Coordinates: 46°59′38″N 2°30′34″E / 46.9939°N 2.5094°ECoordinates: 46°59′38″N 2°30′34″E / 46.9939°N 2.5094°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Levet
Intercommunality	Bourges Plus
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Paul Joffroy
Area^1	15.12 km^2 (5.84 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	591
• Density	39/km^2 (100/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18218 / 18340
Elevation	141–179 m (463–587 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.

Saint-Just 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 canal de Berry and the Auron river, about 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D2076 with the D46e and on the D106 road.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	510	—
1968	522	+2.4%
1975	534	+2.3%
1982	558	+4.5%
1990	589	+5.6%
1999	558	−5.3%
2008	591	+5.9%

Sights

• The church of St. Just, dating from the twelfth century.
• The chateau de Boisvert, built in the seventeenth century.
• The fourteenth-century castle of Chambon.
• The remains of a Roman aqueduct.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Saint-Just on the Quid website (French)