Dampierre-en-Crot
Dampierre-en-Crot | |
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The church in Dampierre-en-Crôt | |
Dampierre-en-Crot | |
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region Dampierre-en-Crot | |
Coordinates: 47°27′41″N 2°35′01″E / 47.4614°N 2.5836°ECoordinates: 47°27′41″N 2°35′01″E / 47.4614°N 2.5836°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
Arrondissement | Bourges |
Canton | Vailly-sur-Sauldre |
Intercommunality | Cœur du Pays Fort |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacques Chatonnat |
Area1 | 22.05 km2 (8.51 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 219 |
• Density | 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 18084 / 18260 |
Elevation |
186–321 m (610–1,053 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 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. |
Dampierre-en-Crot is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
Geography
A small farming village situated by the banks of the Ionne river, some 28 miles (45 km) north of Bourges at the junction of the D923 and D95 roads.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 274 | — |
1968 | 312 | +13.9% |
1975 | 262 | −16.0% |
1982 | 239 | −8.8% |
1990 | 266 | +11.3% |
1999 | 239 | −10.2% |
2008 | 219 | −8.4% |
Sights
- The church, dating from the 12th century.
- The restored late 17th-century auberge.
- Two old watermills.
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dampierre-en-Crot. |
- Dampierre-en-Crot on the Quid website
- Dampierre-en-Crot on the IGN website
- Old inn website: cooking tips, anecdotes, old pictures and restoration stories
- The 17th-century Old Inn (French)
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