Lantan, Cher
| Lantan | |
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  Lantan | |
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Lantan | |
| Coordinates: 46°54′27″N 2°39′46″E / 46.9075°N 2.6628°ECoordinates: 46°54′27″N 2°39′46″E / 46.9075°N 2.6628°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | Dun-sur-Auron |
| Intercommunality | Le Dunois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Hubert De Ganay |
| Area1 | 13.36 km2 (5.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 106 |
| • Density | 7.9/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18121 / 18130 |
| Elevation |
167–200 m (548–656 ft) (avg. 195 m or 640 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. | |
Lantan is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
Geography
A farming area comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets situated some 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D126 and the D2076 roads. The river Airain forms most of the commune’s northern and eastern boundaries.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 207 | — |
| 1968 | 218 | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 183 | −16.1% |
| 1982 | 140 | −23.5% |
| 1990 | 94 | −32.9% |
| 1999 | 107 | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 106 | −0.9% |
Sights
- The church of St. Paul, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The nineteenth-century chateau of Singleton.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lantan (Cher). |
- Lantan on the Quid website (French)
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