Chambon (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃bɔ̃] (listen)) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Chambon | |
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Commune | |
The church of Saint-Pierre, in Chambon | |
Location of Chambon ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 46°47′16″N 2°19′32″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
Canton | Trouy |
Intercommunality | CC Arnon Boischaut Cher |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Maryse Jacquin-Salomon |
Area 1 | 13.91 km2 (5.37 sq mi) |
Population | 169 |
• Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 18046 /18190 |
Elevation | 147–187 m (482–614 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The town was a part of the canton of Châteauneuf-sur-Cher; in 2015, following the redistribution of the cantons of the department, it became a part of the canton of Trouy.[2]
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Saint-Symphorien | Crézançay-sur-Cher | ![]() | |
Ineuil | N | Vallenay | ||
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Chambon is a rural commune.[3] It is a part of the municipalities with little or very little density, within the meaning of the municipal density grid of INSEE.[4][5]
In addition, the municipality is part of the attraction area of Saint-Amand-Montrond, of which it is a municipality in the crown. This area, which includes 36 municipalities, is categorized into areas with fewer than 50,000 inhabitants.[6][7]
The zoning of the municipality, as reflected in the database European occupation biophysical soil Corine Land Cover (CLC), is marked by the importance of the agricultural land (89.5% in 2018), a proportion roughly equivalent to that of 1990 (89.4%). The detailed breakdown in 2018 is as follows:[8]
Period | Name | |
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The missing data must be completed. | ||
March 2001 | March 2008 | Louis Legrand |
March 2008 | January 2010 | Gerard Lucas |
February 2010 | 2014 | Jean-Marie Brochard |
April 2014 | In progress | Maryse Jacquin-Salomon[10] |
In its 2016 winners, the National Council of Flowered Cities and Villages of France awarded one flower to the municipality in Concours des villes et villages fleuris.[11]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 215 | — |
1968 | 231 | +7.4% |
1975 | 195 | −15.6% |
1982 | 143 | −26.7% |
1990 | 122 | −14.7% |
1999 | 134 | +9.8% |
2008 | 148 | +10.4% |
The Church of Saint-Pierre de Chambon has been listed as a historical monument since 1922.[12]