Blancafort
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| Blancafort | ||
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  Blancafort | ||
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Location within Centre region  Blancafort | ||
| Coordinates: 47°32′00″N 2°31′53″E / 47.5333°N 2.5314°ECoordinates: 47°32′00″N 2°31′53″E / 47.5333°N 2.5314°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Centre | |
| Department | Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Vierzon | |
| Canton | Argent-sur-Sauldre | |
| Intercommunality | Sauldre et Sologne | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | M. Margerin | |
| Area | ||
| • Land1 | 64.35 km2 (24.85 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008) | ||
| • Population2 | 1,131 | |
| • Population2 Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18030 / 18410 | |
| Elevation |
162–261 m (531–856 ft) (avg. 175 m or 574 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Blancafort is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
Geography
A forestry and farming village situated in the valley of the river Sauldre, some 33 miles (53 km) north of Bourges at the junction of the D8, D30 and the D39 roads. The commune has a border with the department of Loiret. A canal was built here in the nineteenth century to ease drainage and provide transport links. The canal de Sauldre was last used commercially in the 1920s.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 1,725 | — |
| 1968 | 1,735 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 1,669 | −3.8% |
| 1982 | 972 | −41.8% |
| 1990 | 1,007 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 936 | −7.1% |
| 2008 | 1,131 | +20.8% |
Sights
Museum of witchcraft
- The church of St.Andre, dating from the eleventh century.
- The twelfth-century chapel.
- The fifteenth-century chateau of Blancafort.
- The twelfth-century chateau de l'Hospital-du-Fresne.
- A museum of witchcraft.
- A public washhouse.
See also
References
External links
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