Villegenon

Villegenon
Villegenon

Coordinates: 47°25′35″N 2°36′24″E / 47.4264°N 2.6067°E / 47.4264; 2.6067Coordinates: 47°25′35″N 2°36′24″E / 47.4264°N 2.6067°E / 47.4264; 2.6067
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Vailly-sur-Sauldre
Intercommunality Cœur du Pays Fort
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Pierre Rabineau
Area1 32.93 km2 (12.71 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 229
  Density 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18284 / 18260
Elevation 194–359 m (636–1,178 ft)
(avg. 297 m or 974 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.

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

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated about 26 miles (42 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D11, D7, D89 and the D926 roads. The commune is bounded by the banks of the small Ionne river to the north and the Sauldre to the east.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962333    
1968403+21.0%
1975327−18.9%
1982271−17.1%
1990260−4.1%
1999245−5.8%
2008229−6.5%

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