Farges-en-Septaine

Farges-en-Septaine is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Farges-en-Septaine
Commune
Location of Farges-en-Septaine
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Coordinates: 47°04′27″N 2°39′02″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Avord
Intercommunality	La Septaine
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Gougnot
Area ^1	24.48 km^2 (9.45 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,009
• Density	41/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18092 /18800
Elevation	144–181 m (472–594 ft) (avg. 181 m or 594 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets bordered by the banks of both the Villabon and Yèvre rivers, some 19 miles (31 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D98, D66 and the D36 roads. Much of the infrastructure of Avord Air Base is contained within the southern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	600	—
1968	635	+5.8%
1975	543	−14.5%
1982	566	+4.2%
1990	691	+22.1%
1999	737	+6.7%
2008	959	+30.1%

Sights

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
• The seventeenth-century chateau of Bois-Bouzon.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• Old postcards of the Septaine district