Beffes

Beffes
The town hall in Beffes
Beffes
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Beffes
Coordinates: 47°05′37″N 3°00′30″E / 47.0936°N 3.0083°ECoordinates: 47°05′37″N 3°00′30″E / 47.0936°N 3.0083°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancergues
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Roger Naccache
Area^1	11.83 km^2 (4.57 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	698
• Density	59/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18025 / 18320
Elevation	153–196 m (502–643 ft) (avg. 166 m or 545 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.

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

Geography

A farming and forestry village with a little light industry situated by the banks of the river Loire, some 27 miles (43 km) east of Bourges at the junction of the D45 and the D51 roads. The canal lateral a la Loire flows through the centre of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	606	—
1968	637	+5.1%
1975	689	+8.2%
1982	662	−3.9%
1990	644	−2.7%
1999	672	+4.3%
2008	698	+3.9%

Places of interest

• The church of St.Catherine, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The chateau, dating from the fifteenth century.
• Vestiges of Roman occupation.
• A feudal motte at LeFort.
• A restored washhouse.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website of Beffes (French)
• Beffes on the Quid website (French)