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Feux

Coordinates: 47°13′52″N 2°51′31″E / 47.2311°N 2.8586°E / 47.2311; 2.8586
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Feux
The town hall in Feux
The town hall in Feux
Location of Feux
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Feux is located in France
Feux
Feux
Feux is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Feux
Feux
Coordinates: 47°13′52″N 2°51′31″E / 47.2311°N 2.8586°E / 47.2311; 2.8586
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonSancerre
IntercommunalityCC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Julien Barbeau[1]
Area
1
27.46 km2 (10.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
329
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18094 /18300
Elevation152–215 m (499–705 ft)
(avg. 175 m or 574 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

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A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Benelle river, some 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D50, D52 and the D210 roads. The river Vauvise and its tributary, the Chantereine, form the eastern border of the commune.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962338—    
1968394+16.6%
1975367−6.9%
1982375+2.2%
1990393+4.8%
1999349−11.2%
2008345−1.1%

Sights

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  • The church of St. Anne, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The fifteenth-century presbytery.
  • A feudal motte at the Champ de l'Etang.
  • Vestiges of a medieval castle, now incorporated in a farm, at Marnay.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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