Jalognes

Jalognes
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Jalognes
Jalognes Jalognes
Coordinates: 47°14′12″N 2°47′11″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancerre
Intercommunality	CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Léger
Area 1	28.09 km2 (10.85 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	270
• Density	9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18116 /18300
Elevation	172–239 m (564–784 ft) (avg. 202 m or 663 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Jalognes (French pronunciation: [ʒalɔɲ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming area, comprising the village and four hamlets situated by the banks of the river Bennelle, some 23 miles (37 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D10, D49 and the D52 roads. The river Chantraine flows through the commune's southern territory.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	388	—
1968	423	+9.0%
1975	354	−16.3%
1982	295	−16.7%
1990	271	−8.1%
1999	285	+5.2%
2008	296	+3.9%

Sights

• The church of St. Madeleine, dating from the twelfth century.
• The castle of Pesselières, dating from the twelfth century.
• An ancient chapel at Chantereine.
• A watermill.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

External links

• Website about Jalognes Archived 2010-11-04 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
• Webpage about the history of Jalognes (in French)