Jussy-Champagne

Jussy-Champagne
Coat of arms
Jussy-Champagne
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Jussy-Champagne
Coordinates: 46°59′06″N 2°38′38″E / 46.985°N 2.644°ECoordinates: 46°59′06″N 2°38′38″E / 46.985°N 2.644°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Baugy
Intercommunality	La Septaine
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Bénédicte Ducateau
Area^1	27.3 km^2 (10.5 sq mi)
Population (2012)^2	215
• Density	7.9/km^2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18119 / 18130
Elevation	162–194 m (531–636 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 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.

Jussy-Champagne is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

Jussy-Champagne is an area of forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Craon, some 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D19, D15 and the D367 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	156	—
1968	176	+12.8%
1975	240	+36.4%
1982	247	+2.9%
1990	226	−8.5%
1999	265	+17.3%
2008	225	−15.1%

Sights

• The church of St. André, dating from the twelfth century.
• A sixteenth-century chateau.
• A watermill.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Webpage about the commune (French)
• Jussy-Champagne on the Quid website (French)