Clémont

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Clémont

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Clémont
Coordinates: 47°34′08″N 2°18′29″E / 47.5689°N 2.3081°E / 47.5689; 2.3081Coordinates: 47°34′08″N 2°18′29″E / 47.5689°N 2.3081°E / 47.5689; 2.3081
Country France
Region Centre
Department Cher
Arrondissement Vierzon
Canton Argent-sur-Sauldre
Intercommunality Sauldre et Sologne
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Thierry de Montbel
Area
  Land1 50.11 km2 (19.35 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 683
  Population2 Density 14/km2 (35/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18067 / 18410
Elevation 134–168 m (440–551 ft)
(avg. 130 m or 430 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.

Clémont is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A village of lakes, forestry and farming situated in the valley of the river Sauldre, some 35 miles (56 km) north of Bourges at the junction of the D7, D79 and the D923 roads. The commune borders the department of Loiret.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 670    
1968 670+0.0%
1975 655−2.2%
1982 600−8.4%
1990 631+5.2%
1999 642+1.7%
2008 683+6.4%

Sights

  • The church of St. Etienne, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The chateau of Lauroy, dating from the seventeenth century.

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