Le Chautay
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Le Chautay (French pronunciation: [lə ʃotɛ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
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| Coordinates: 46°58′39″N 2°58′02″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Chantal Bernard[1] |
Area 1 | 14.74 km2 (5.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 256 |
| • Density | 17.4/km2 (45.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18062 /18150 |
| Elevation | 172–213 m (564–699 ft) (avg. 185 m or 607 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 lakes, forestry and farming comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of both the canal de Berry and the river Aubois, some 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D50 and the D920 roads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 270 | — |
| 1968 | 310 | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 301 | −2.9% |
| 1982 | 317 | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 278 | −12.3% |
| 1999 | 317 | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 268 | −15.5% |
Sights
- The church of St. Saturnin, dating from the twelfth century.
- A fifteenth-century manorhouse.
- A watermill.
