Jouet-sur-l'Aubois

Jouet-sur-l’Aubois
The town hall in Jouet-sur-l'Aubois
Jouet-sur-l’Aubois
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Jouet-sur-l’Aubois
Coordinates: 47°02′46″N 2°59′21″E / 47.0461°N 2.9892°ECoordinates: 47°02′46″N 2°59′21″E / 47.0461°N 2.9892°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
Intercommunality	Portes du Berry entre Loire et Val d'Aubois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Serge Laurent
Area^1	17.33 km^2 (6.69 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	1,506
• Density	87/km^2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18118 / 18320
Elevation	160–207 m (525–679 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 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.

Jouet-sur-l’Aubois is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and a few hamlets situated by the banks of the rivers Aubois, Loire and the Loire lateral canal, some 22 miles (35 km) east of Bourges at the junction of the D12, D26 and the D920 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,458	—
1968	1,551	+6.4%
1975	1,616	+4.2%
1982	1,488	−7.9%
1990	1,395	−6.2%
1999	1,341	−3.9%
2008	1,506	+12.3%

Sights

• The church of St. Germain, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The remains of a 12th-century chapel.
• A medieval motte.
• Some Gallo-Roman remains.
• An old disused factory and forge.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Jouet-sur-l’Aubois on the Quid website (French)