Levet, Cher

Levet is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Levet
Coat of arms
Location of Levet
Levet
Levet
Coordinates: 46°55′36″N 2°24′34″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonTrouy
IntercommunalityCC Arnon Boischaut Cher
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-François Barot
Area
1
25.97 km2 (10.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,392
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18126 /18340
Elevation159–181 m (522–594 ft)
(avg. 171 m or 561 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 a small town and several small hamlets situated by the banks of the Rampenne river, some 11 miles (18 km) south of Bourges, at the junction of the D940, D2144, D28 and the D88 roads. The A71 autoroute passes through the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962867—    
1968992+14.4%
19751,108+11.7%
19821,266+14.3%
19901,342+6.0%
19991,269−5.4%
20081,335+5.2%

Sights

  • A sixteenth-century house.
  • The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • A modern chateau of Soulangy.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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