Charenton-du-Cher

Charenton-du-Cher
The church in Charenton-du-Cher The church in Charenton-du-Cher
Coat of arms of Charenton-du-Cher Coat of arms
Charenton-du-Cher
Location within Centre region Charenton-du-Cher
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Charenton-du-Cher
Intercommunality	Berry charentonnais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pascal Aupy
Area1	4,789 km2 (1,849 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,119
• Density	0.23/km2 (0.61/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18052 / 18210
Elevation	167–253 m (548–830 ft) (avg. 178 m or 584 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.

Charenton-du-Cher is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of farming, forestry and a little light industry comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of both the canal de Berry and the river Marmande, some 28 miles (45 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D951 with the D1 and D953 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,362	—
1968	1,372	+0.7%
1975	1,371	−0.1%
1982	1,292	−5.8%
1990	1,154	−10.7%
1999	1,096	−5.0%
2008	1,119	+2.1%

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the eleventh century.
• The motte of a tenth-century castle (30m diameter, 10m high).
• A fifteenth-century house on the rue Blanche.
• An old forge and its associated buildings, La "Grosse Forge"
• Remains of the convent abbey of Notre-Dame de Bellevaux, founded in 620.
• The remains of the 15th century chapel of St. Julien.
• A public washhouse.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Charenton-du-Cher on the Quid website (French)