Gardefort

Gardefort

The town hall in Gardefort

Coat of arms
Gardefort

Coordinates: 47°16′11″N 2°49′48″E / 47.2697°N 2.83°E / 47.2697; 2.83Coordinates: 47°16′11″N 2°49′48″E / 47.2697°N 2.83°E / 47.2697; 2.83
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Sancerre
Government
  Mayor (20081014) Claude Fontaine
Area1 8.44 km2 (3.26 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 128
  Density 15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 18098 / 18300
Elevation 175–236 m (574–774 ft)
(avg. 206 m or 676 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.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and a hamlet situated some 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D50, D172 and the D10 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962109    
1968132+21.1%
1975117−11.4%
1982112−4.3%
1990128+14.3%
1999107−16.4%
2008128+19.6%

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