Feux

For the book with the original title Feux, see Fires (book).
Feux

The town hall in Feux
Feux

Coordinates: 47°13′52″N 2°51′31″E / 47.2311°N 2.8586°E / 47.2311; 2.8586Coordinates: 47°13′52″N 2°51′31″E / 47.2311°N 2.8586°E / 47.2311; 2.8586
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Sancerre
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jack Defaix
Area1 27.46 km2 (10.60 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 345
  Density 13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 18094 / 18300
Elevation 152–215 m (499–705 ft)
(avg. 175 m or 574 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.

Feux 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 Benelle river, some 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D50, D52 and the D210 roads. The river Vauvise and its tributary, the Chantereine, form the eastern border of the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962338    
1968394+16.6%
1975367−6.9%
1982375+2.2%
1990393+4.8%
1999349−11.2%
2008345−1.1%

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