La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin

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La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin

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La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin
Coordinates: 47°03′47″N 2°19′32″E / 47.0631°N 2.3256°E / 47.0631; 2.3256Coordinates: 47°03′47″N 2°19′32″E / 47.0631°N 2.3256°E / 47.0631; 2.3256
Country France
Region Centre
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Saint-Doulchard
Intercommunality Bourges Plus
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Yvon Beuchon
Area
  Land1 7.83 km2 (3.02 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 3,209
  Population2 Density 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18050 / 18570
Elevation 128–159 m (420–522 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.

La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A small town of farming and light industry situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Bourges at the junction of the D16 and the D107 roads. The A71 autoroute cuts across the middle of the commune’s territory.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 859    
1968 1,326+54.4%
1975 1,953+47.3%
1982 2,430+24.4%
1990 2,890+18.9%
1999 3,193+10.5%
2008 3,209+0.5%

Sights

  • The church of St. Ursin, dating from the twelfth century.

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