Nohant-en-Goût
| Nohant-en-Goût | |
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  Nohant-en-Goût | |
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Nohant-en-Goût | |
| Coordinates: 47°06′00″N 2°34′16″E / 47.1°N 2.5711°ECoordinates: 47°06′00″N 2°34′16″E / 47.1°N 2.5711°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Bourges |
| Canton | Baugy |
| Intercommunality | La Septaine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Véronique Bréchard |
| Area1 | 24.79 km2 (9.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 552 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18166 / 18390 |
| Elevation |
134–179 m (440–587 ft) (avg. 166 m or 545 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. | |
Nohant-en-Goût is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
Geography
A farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of the river Tripande, some 8 miles (13 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the N151 with the N98 and the D186 roads.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 240 | — |
| 1968 | 244 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 277 | +13.5% |
| 1982 | 374 | +35.0% |
| 1990 | 372 | −0.5% |
| 1999 | 429 | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 552 | +28.7% |
Sights
- The church of St. Blaise and the war memorial.
- Vestiges of an old church, dating from the twelfth century.
- The fifteenth-century chateau du Préau.
- Traces of an old castle at La Motte.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nohant-en-Goût. |
- Old postcard photographs of the commune (French)
- Nohant-en-Goût on the Quid website (French)
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