Saint-Jeanvrin

Saint-Jeanvrin is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Saint-Jeanvrin
Commune
The church of Saint-Georges, in Saint-Jeanvrin
Location of Saint-Jeanvrin
Saint-Jeanvrin Saint-Jeanvrin
Coordinates: 46°35′47″N 2°14′05″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Châteaumeillant
Intercommunality	Châteaumeillant
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Luc Brahiti
Area ^1	17.53 km^2 (6.77 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	152
• Density	8.7/km^2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18217 /18370
Elevation	204–267 m (669–876 ft) (avg. 261 m or 856 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An area of lakes, streams and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 32 miles (51 km) south of Bourges near the junction of the D3 with the D128 road. The commune shares its western border with the department of Indre.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	242	—
1968	256	+5.8%
1975	210	−18.0%
1982	178	−15.2%
1990	171	−3.9%
1999	150	−12.3%
2008	160	+6.7%

Sights

• The church of St. Georges, dating from the twelfth century (Historic monument).
• The ruins of a fifteenth-century chateau.
• The Michel Langlois museum.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• Annuaire Mairie website (in French)