Chambon, Cher

Chambon
Commune
The church of Saint-Pierre, in Chambon
The church of Saint-Pierre, in Chambon
Location of Chambon
Map
Chambon is located in France
Chambon
Chambon
Chambon is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Chambon
Chambon
Coordinates: 46°47′16″N 2°19′32″E / 46.7878°N 2.3256°E / 46.7878; 2.3256
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonTrouy
IntercommunalityCC Arnon Boischaut Cher
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Maryse Jacquin-Salomon[1]
Area
1
13.91 km2 (5.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
158
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18046 /18190
Elevation147–187 m (482–614 ft)
(avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chambon (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃bɔ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

The town was a part of the canton of Châteauneuf-sur-Cher; in 2015, following the redistribution of the cantons of the department, it became a part of the canton of Trouy.[3]

Location

Typology

Chambon is a rural commune.[4] It is a part of the municipalities with little or very little density, within the meaning of the municipal density grid of INSEE.[5][6]

In addition, the municipality is part of the attraction area of Saint-Amand-Montrond, of which it is a municipality in the crown. This area, which includes 36 municipalities, is categorized into areas with fewer than 50,000 inhabitants.[7][8]

Land use

The zoning of the municipality, as reflected in the database European occupation biophysical soil Corine Land Cover (CLC), is marked by the importance of the agricultural land (89.5% in 2018), a proportion roughly equivalent to that of 1990 (89.4%). The detailed breakdown in 2018 is as follows:[9]

  • grasslands (46.4%)
  • arable land (43.1%)
  • forests (10.5%)

Politics and administration

List of Mayors
Period Name
The missing data must be completed.
March 2001 March 2008 Louis Legrand
March 2008 January 2010 Gerard Lucas
February 2010 2014 Jean-Marie Brochard
April 2014 In progress Maryse Jacquin-Salomon[10]

Environmental policy

In its 2016 winners, the National Council of Flowered Cities and Villages of France awarded one flower to the municipality in Concours des villes et villages fleuris.[11]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962215—    
1968231+7.4%
1975195−15.6%
1982143−26.7%
1990122−14.7%
1999134+9.8%
2008148+10.4%

Sights

Church of Saint-Pierre

The Church of Saint-Pierre de Chambon has been listed as a historical monument since 1922.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Décret n° 2014-206 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Cher". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Zonage rural | L'Observatoire des Territoires". www.observatoire-des-territoires.gouv.fr. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Définition - Commune urbaine | Insee". www.insee.fr. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Comprendre la grille de densité | L'Observatoire des Territoires". www.observatoire-des-territoires.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Base des aires d'attraction des villes 2020 | Insee". www.insee.fr. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  8. ^ "En France, neuf personnes sur dix vivent dans l'aire d'attraction d'une ville - Insee Focus - 211". www.insee.fr. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  9. ^ "CORINE Land Cover | Données et études statistiques". archive.wikiwix.com. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Résultats élections municipales 2020 : Chambon | Le Télégramme". elections.letelegramme.fr. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Labeled municipalities". villes-et-villages-fleuris. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Eglise Saint-Pierre". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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