Ignol

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Ignol
Ignol
Coordinates: 46°58′03″N 2°50′50″E / 46.9675°N 2.8472°E / 46.9675; 2.8472Coordinates: 46°58′03″N 2°50′50″E / 46.9675°N 2.8472°E / 46.9675; 2.8472
Country France
Region Centre
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Nérondes
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Lucien Sauvette
Area
  Land1 17.67 km2 (6.82 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 155
  Population2 Density 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18113 / 18350
Elevation 186–266 m (610–873 ft)
(avg. 210 m or 690 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.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 22 miles (35 km) southeast of Bourges on the D43 road.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 227    
1968 240+5.7%
1975 198−17.5%
1982 179−9.6%
1990 169−5.6%
1999 178+5.3%
2008 155−12.9%

Sights

  • The church of St. Julien, dating from the fourteenth century.
  • The fifteenth-century chateau of Marcy.

See also

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