Clémont

Clémont
The church in Clémont
Coat of arms
Clémont
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Clémont
Coordinates: 47°34′08″N 2°18′29″E / 47.5689°N 2.3081°ECoordinates: 47°34′08″N 2°18′29″E / 47.5689°N 2.3081°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Argent-sur-Sauldre
Intercommunality	Sauldre et Sologne
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Thierry de Montbel
Area^1	50.11 km^2 (19.35 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	683
• Density	14/km^2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18067 / 18410
Elevation	134–168 m (440–551 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 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.

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

Geography

A village of lakes, forestry and farming situated in the valley of the river Sauldre, some 35 miles (56 km) north of Bourges at the junction of the D7, D79 and the D923 roads. The commune borders the department of Loiret.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	670	—
1968	670	+0.0%
1975	655	−2.2%
1982	600	−8.4%
1990	631	+5.2%
1999	642	+1.7%
2008	683	+6.4%

Sights

• The church of St. Etienne, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The chateau of Lauroy, dating from the seventeenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Clémont on the Quid website (French)