Jars, Cher
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Jars | |
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 The church of Saint-Agnan, in Jars | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Jars  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°23′46″N 2°41′01″E / 47.3961°N 2.6836°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) | Rémi Pierre[1] |
Area 1 | 37.34 km2 (14.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 491 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/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. | |
Jars is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
Sights
- 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.
