Jars,_Cher
Jars, Cher
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
Jars is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
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Coordinates: 47°23′46″N 2°41′01″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
Arrondissement | Bourges |
Canton | Sancerre |
Intercommunality | CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Rémi Pierre[1] |
Area 1 | 37.34 km2 (14.42 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 502 |
• Density | 13/km2 (35/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 18117 /18260 |
Elevation | 204–364 m (669–1,194 ft) (avg. 360 m or 1,180 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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An area of forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Sauldre, some 24 miles (39 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D923, D55 and the D47 roads.
More information Year, Pop. ...
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 547 | — |
1968 | 596 | +9.0% |
1975 | 552 | −7.4% |
1982 | 554 | +0.4% |
1990 | 522 | −5.8% |
1999 | 505 | −3.3% |
2008 | 486 | −3.8% |
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- The church of St. Aignan, dating from the fifteenth century.
- Traces of the castle of Nancray.
- An eighteenth-century house, the "Tisserands" and mill at the hamlet of Plansons-d'en-Bas.
- A fifteenth-century manorhouse with twin towers from an old gateway.
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
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- Official website of the commune (in French)