Chezal-Benoît

Chezal-Benoît
The church in Chezal-Benoît
Chezal-Benoît
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Chezal-Benoît
Coordinates: 46°49′40″N 2°06′54″E / 46.8278°N 2.115°ECoordinates: 46°49′40″N 2°06′54″E / 46.8278°N 2.115°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Lignières
Intercommunality	Pays d’Issoudun
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	René Chagnon
Area^1	46.46 km^2 (17.94 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	866
• Density	19/km^2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18065 / 18160
Elevation	137–187 m (449–614 ft) (avg. 173 m or 568 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.

Chezal-Benoît is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of lakes and streams, farming and forestry comprising a village and a couple of hamlets situated in the valley of the small river Mouzet, some 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Bourges at the junction of the D18 with the D65 and the D115 roads. The commune shares its western border with the department of Indre.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,436	—
1968	1,526	+6.3%
1975	1,447	−5.2%
1982	1,315	−9.1%
1990	1,212	−7.8%
1999	977	−19.4%
2008	866	−11.4%

Sights

• The abbey church of St.Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
• A windmill.
• Other buildings from the Benedictine abbey.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Chezal-Benoît on the Quid website (French)