Gardefort

Gardefort
The town hall in Gardefort The town hall in Gardefort
Coat of arms of Gardefort Coat of arms
Gardefort
Location within Centre region Gardefort
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancerre
Government
• Mayor (2008–1014)	Claude Fontaine
Area1	8.44 km2 (3.26 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	128
• Density	15/km2 (39/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18098 / 18300
Elevation	175–236 m (574–774 ft) (avg. 206 m or 676 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.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and a hamlet situated some 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D50, D172 and the D10 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	109	—
1968	132	+21.1%
1975	117	−11.4%
1982	112	−4.3%
1990	128	+14.3%
1999	107	−16.4%
2008	128	+19.6%

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
• Vestiges of a medieval fortification, the "Vieux Château".
• Another old château.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Website about Gardefort (French)
• Gardefort on the Quid website (French)