An area of farming and forestry comprising a village and several hamlets situated by the banks of both the Cher and the small river Chignon some 26 miles (42 km) east of Bourges at the junction of the D1 with the D101 and the D2144 roads. The commune shares a border with the département of Allier.
Population
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±%
1962
525
—
1968
525
+0.0%
1975
518
−1.3%
1982
460
−11.2%
1990
506
+10.0%
1999
475
−6.1%
2008
465
−2.1%
Sights
The twelfth-century church of Notre-Dame.
The ruins of the fourteenth-century castle of Le Creuzet.
The remains of feudal fortifications at Meslon, and a dovecote.
The chateau of Bonnais, dating from the thirteenth century.