Saint-Loup-des-Chaumes

Saint-Loup-des-Chaumes
The old town hall in Saint-Loup-des-Chaumes
Saint-Loup-des-Chaumes
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Saint-Loup-des-Chaumes
Coordinates: 46°49′31″N 2°23′24″E / 46.8253°N 2.39°ECoordinates: 46°49′31″N 2°23′24″E / 46.8253°N 2.39°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Intercommunality	Portes du Boischaut
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Philippe Moisson
Area^1	18.55 km^2 (7.16 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	290
• Density	16/km^2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18221 / 18190
Elevation	133–177 m (436–581 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 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.

Saint-Loup-des-Chaumes is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of lakes, streams and farming comprising the village and two hamlets situated on the banks of the river Cher some 18 miles (29 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D3 with the D35 and the D37 roads. The A71 autoroute passes through the eastern side of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	326	—
1968	345	+5.8%
1975	322	−6.7%
1982	302	−6.2%
1990	278	−7.9%
1999	277	−0.4%
2008	290	+4.7%

Sights

• The church of St. Loup, dating from the twelfth century.
• The ruins of a fourteenth-century chateau.
• An eighteenth-century watermill.
• Traces of a Roman aqueduct.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Annuaire Marie website (French)
• Saint-Loup-des-Chaumes on the Quid website (French)