Verdigny

Verdigny
Verdigny

Coordinates: 47°20′52″N 2°48′32″E / 47.3478°N 2.8089°E / 47.3478; 2.8089Coordinates: 47°20′52″N 2°48′32″E / 47.3478°N 2.8089°E / 47.3478; 2.8089
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Sancerre
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Pierre Fleuriet
Area1 4.99 km2 (1.93 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 281
  Density 56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 18274 / 18300
Elevation 181–342 m (594–1,122 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.

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

Geography

An area of winegrowing and farming comprising two villages and a couple of hamlets situated about 26 miles (42 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D134 with the D134e road. The commune is one of 14 that grow grapes for the production of Sancerre AOC wine.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962315    
1968323+2.5%
1975310−4.0%
1982303−2.3%
1990299−1.3%
1999271−9.4%
2008281+3.7%

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