Charenton-du-Cher

Charenton-du-Cher
Commune
The church in Charenton-du-Cher
Coat of arms
Location of Charenton-du-Cher
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Coordinates: 46°43′50″N 2°38′35″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Dun-sur-Auron
Intercommunality	CC Cœur de France
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Aupy
Area 1	4,789 km2 (1,849 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,014
• Density	0.21/km2 (0.55/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18052 /18210
Elevation	167–253 m (548–830 ft) (avg. 178 m or 584 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Charenton-du-Cher (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁɑ̃tɔ̃ dy ʃɛʁ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

An area of farming, forestry and a little light industry comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of both the canal de Berry and the river Marmande, some 28 miles (45 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D951 with the D1 and D953 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,362	—
1968	1,372	+0.7%
1975	1,371	−0.1%
1982	1,292	−5.8%
1990	1,154	−10.7%
1999	1,096	−5.0%
2008	1,119	+2.1%

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the eleventh century.
• The motte of a tenth-century castle (30m diameter, 10m high).
• A fifteenth-century house on the rue Blanche.
• An old forge and its associated buildings, La "Grosse Forge"
• Remains of the convent abbey of Notre-Dame de Bellevaux, founded in 620.
• The remains of the 15th century chapel of St. Julien.
• A public washhouse.

Famous people

• Amable Ricard (1828–1876), French politician

See also

• Communes of the Cher department