Faverdines
| Faverdines | |
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  Faverdines | |
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Faverdines | |
| Coordinates: 46°38′22″N 2°28′37″E / 46.6394°N 2.4769°ECoordinates: 46°38′22″N 2°28′37″E / 46.6394°N 2.4769°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | Saulzais-le-Potier |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Marie Morier |
| Area1 | 18.51 km2 (7.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 137 |
| • Density | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18093 / 18360 |
| Elevation |
172–239 m (564–784 ft) (avg. 187 m or 614 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. | |
Faverdines is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
Geography
An area of forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Loubière, some 26 miles (42 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D140 and the D1 roads. The A71 autoroute runs through the eastern part of the commune’s territory.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 187 | — |
| 1968 | 203 | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 147 | −27.6% |
| 1982 | 147 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 139 | −5.4% |
| 1999 | 136 | −2.2% |
| 2006 | 137 | +0.7% |
Sights
- The fourteenth-century church of St. Aignan.
- The vestiges of a fortified feudal manorhouse at Chaudenay.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Faverdines. |
- Faverdines on the Quid website (French)
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