Beffes (French pronunciation: ​[bɛf]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Beffes
Commune
The town hall in Beffes
Location of Beffes
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Coordinates: 47°05′37″N 3°00′30″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Avord
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Olivier Michel Le Cam
Area 1	11.83 km2 (4.57 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	617
• Density	52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18025 /18320
Elevation	153–196 m (502–643 ft) (avg. 166 m or 545 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming and forestry village with a little light industry situated by the banks of the river Loire, some 27 miles (43 km) east of Bourges at the junction of the D45 and the D51 roads. The canal latéral à la Loire flows through the centre of the commune.

Population

Places of interest

• The church of St.Catherine, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The chateau, dating from the fifteenth century.
• Vestiges of Roman occupation.
• A feudal motte at LeFort.
• A restored washhouse.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beffes.

• Official website of Beffes (in French)

На других языках

[ru] Беф (коммуна)