Villabon

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

Villabon
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Villabon
Villabon Villabon
Coordinates: 47°05′51″N 2°40′32″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Avord
Intercommunality	CC La Septaine
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Philippe Frérard
Area ^1	18.28 km^2 (7.06 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	577
• Density	32/km^2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18282 /18800
Elevation	163–220 m (535–722 ft) (avg. 212 m or 696 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 village and a hamlet situated on the banks of the small Villabon river about 12 miles (19 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D12, D36 and the D235 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	435	—
1968	480	+10.3%
1975	405	−15.6%
1982	462	+14.1%
1990	521	+12.8%
1999	463	−11.1%
2008	554	+19.7%

Sights

• The church dating from the nineteenth century.
• A watermill.
• The sixteenth-century chateau of Savoye.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

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