Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry

Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry
The church in Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry
Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry
Coordinates: 46°34′57″N 2°22′11″E / 46.5825°N 2.3697°ECoordinates: 46°34′57″N 2°22′11″E / 46.5825°N 2.3697°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Châteaumeillant
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pascal Munoz
Area^1	17.52 km^2 (6.76 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	4
• Density	0.23/km^2 (0.59/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18203 / 18314
Elevation	202–317 m (663–1,040 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 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.

Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of lakes, streams and farming comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets situated on the banks of the mountain Arnon, about 35 miles (56 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D24 and the D93 hiking trails .

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	183	—
1968	210	+14.8%
1975	171	−18.6%
1982	123	−28.1%
1990	120	−2.4%
1999	133	+10.8%
2008	112	−15.8%

Sights

• The church of St. Christophe, dating from the twelfth century.
• The fifteenth-century chateau of La Forêt-Grailly.
• The medieval manorhouse de La Lande-Chevrier
• The abbey de La Mothe.
• A watermill.
• Evidence of Roman occupation.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Annuaire Marie website (French)
• Saint-Christophe-le-Chaudry on the Quid website (French)