Saint-Just, Cher
Saint-Just | ||
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Saint-Just | ||
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region Saint-Just | ||
Coordinates: 46°59′38″N 2°30′34″E / 46.9939°N 2.5094°ECoordinates: 46°59′38″N 2°30′34″E / 46.9939°N 2.5094°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire | |
Department | Cher | |
Arrondissement | Bourges | |
Canton | Levet | |
Intercommunality | Bourges Plus | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Paul Joffroy | |
Area1 | 15.12 km2 (5.84 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 591 | |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 18218 / 18340 | |
Elevation | 141–179 m (463–587 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-Just is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
Geography
A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the canal de Berry and the Auron river, about 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D2076 with the D46e and on the D106 road.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 510 | — |
1968 | 522 | +2.4% |
1975 | 534 | +2.3% |
1982 | 558 | +4.5% |
1990 | 589 | +5.6% |
1999 | 558 | −5.3% |
2008 | 591 | +5.9% |
Sights
- The church of St. Just, dating from the twelfth century.
- The chateau de Boisvert, built in the seventeenth century.
- The fourteenth-century castle of Chambon.
- The remains of a Roman aqueduct.
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Just (Cher). |
- Saint-Just on the Quid website (French)
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