Germigny-l'Exempt
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Germigny-l’Exempt (French pronunciation: [ʒɛʁmiɲi lɛɡzɑ̃]) is a commune in the central French department of Cher.
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| Coordinates: 46°55′05″N 2°53′52″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Beatrix[1] |
Area 1 | 28.26 km2 (10.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 293 |
| • Density | 10.4/km2 (26.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18101 /18150 |
| Elevation | 180–227 m (591–745 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
A farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of the small Luisant river some 24 miles (39 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of departmental routes D100, D15, D78, D43.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 553 | — |
| 1968 | 509 | −8.0% |
| 1975 | 472 | −7.3% |
| 1982 | 383 | −18.9% |
| 1990 | 362 | −5.5% |
| 1999 | 331 | −8.6% |
| 2008 | 322 | −2.7% |
| 2013 | 317 | −1.6% |
| 2019 | 296 | −6.6% |
Sights
- The twelfth-century church of Notre-Dame, with its exceptionally tall tower-porch, was built after the siege of 1108 by Louis VI the Fat[3] as a symbol of the Capetian « Pax Dei ».[4] The inconographic program of its inner portal of 1215 is inherited from the north porch of the west portal of two churches: Laon Cathedral and the abbey church in Saint-Gilles du Gard. The tympanum showing a Sedes Sapientiae is meant to celebrate the triumph of the Church (the Virgin being symbolic of the Church) upon heretics who reject the real presence in the eucharist.[5]
- The chateau of Château-Renaud, dating from the seventeenth century.
