Saint-Vitte

Saint-Vitte
Saint-Vitte
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Saint-Vitte
Coordinates: 46°32′52″N 2°32′06″E / 46.5478°N 2.535°ECoordinates: 46°32′52″N 2°32′06″E / 46.5478°N 2.535°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Saulzais-le-Potier
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Marie-Claude Tucker
Area^1	16.38 km^2 (6.32 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	138
• Density	8.4/km^2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18238 / 18360
Elevation	184–277 m (604–909 ft) (avg. 322 m or 1,056 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-Vitte is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A small farming area comprising the village and two hamlets situated in the valley of the small river Queugne, about 36 miles (58 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D4 with the D4e and D173 roads. The commune borders the department of Allier and the A71 autoroute passes through the eastern part of the commune. The small river Boeuf forms most of the commune’s northern border

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	216	—
1968	244	+13.0%
1975	202	−17.2%
1982	176	−12.9%
1990	138	−21.6%
1999	136	−1.4%
2008	138	+1.5%

Sights

• The church of St. Vitte, dating from the sixteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• A photo of Saint-Vitte (French)
• Annuaire Marie website (French)
• Saint-Vitte on the Quid website (French)