Le Châtelet
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Le Châtelet (French pronunciation: [lə ʃatlɛ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Le Châtelet | |
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Coordinates: 46°38′33″N 2°17′02″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
Canton | Châteaumeillant |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernadette Perrot-Dubreuil[1] |
Area 1 | 32.8 km2 (12.7 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 929 |
• Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 18059 /18170 |
Elevation | 186–276 m (610–906 ft) (avg. 195 m or 640 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
A farming area comprising a small town and a few hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Portefeuille, some 29 miles (47 km) south of Bourges, at the junction of the D 951, D 3 and the D 65 roads.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,219 | — |
1968 | 1,226 | +0.6% |
1975 | 1,265 | +3.2% |
1982 | 1,151 | −9.0% |
1990 | 278 | −75.8% |
1999 | 1,104 | +297.1% |
2008 | 1,140 | +3.3% |
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