Faverdines
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Faverdines (French pronunciation: [favɛʁdin]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
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| Coordinates: 46°38′22″N 2°28′37″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | Châteaumeillant |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marie Morier[citation needed] |
Area 1 | 18.51 km2 (7.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | 135 |
| • Density | 7.29/km2 (18.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18093 /18360 |
| Elevation | 172–239 m (564–784 ft) (avg. 187 m or 614 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
An area of forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Loubière, some 26 miles (42 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D140 and the D1 roads. The A71 autoroute runs through the eastern part of the commune's territory.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 187 | — |
| 1968 | 203 | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 147 | −27.6% |
| 1982 | 147 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 139 | −5.4% |
| 1999 | 136 | −2.2% |
| 2006 | 137 | +0.7% |
Sights
- The fourteenth-century church of St. Aignan.
- The vestiges of a fortified feudal manorhouse at Chaudenay.
