Dampierre-en-Crot

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Dampierre-en-Crot
The church in Dampierre-en-Crôt
The church in Dampierre-en-Crôt
Dampierre-en-Crot is located in France
Dampierre-en-Crot
Dampierre-en-Crot
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Location within Centre region
Dampierre-en-Crot is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Dampierre-en-Crot
Dampierre-en-Crot
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Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Vailly-sur-Sauldre
Intercommunality Cœur du Pays Fort
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jacques Chatonnat
Area1 22.05 km2 (8.51 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 219
 • Density 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18084 / 18260
Elevation 186–321 m (610–1,053 ft)
(avg. 250 m or 820 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.

Dampierre-en-Crot is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A small farming village situated by the banks of the Ionne river, some 28 miles (45 km) north of Bourges at the junction of the D923 and D95 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 274 —    
1968 312 +13.9%
1975 262 −16.0%
1982 239 −8.8%
1990 266 +11.3%
1999 239 −10.2%
2008 219 −8.4%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the 12th century.
  • The restored late 17th-century auberge.
  • Two old watermills.

See also

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