Bengy-sur-Craon
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Bourges | |
| Canton | Avord | |
| Community association | Pays de Nérondes | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 0 ′ N , 2 ° 45 ′ E | |
| height | 173-230 m | |
| surface | 35.24 km 2 | |
| Residents | 663 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 18520 | |
| INSEE code | 18027 | |
| Website | www.mairie-bengy.fr | |
Bengy-sur-Craon is a commune with 663 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire . It belongs to the canton of Avord (until 2015: canton of Baugy ) and to the community association Communauté de communes Pays de Nérondes .
geography
Bengy-sur-Craon is located in the Berry about 28 kilometers east-southeast of Bourges on the river Craon, which gives it its name . Bengy-sur-Craon is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Avord in the north and north-west, Baugy in the north and north-east, Nérondes in the east, Tendron and Flavigny in the south-east, Cornusse in the south, Raymond in the south-west and Jussy-Champagne in the west.
population
| year | 1793 | 1800 | 1872 | 1906 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 898 | 859 | 1,520 | 1,208 | 810 | 762 | 769 | 694 | 723 | 700 | 602 | 584 | 576 | 609 | 658 | 680 |
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens church, destroyed during the Wars of Religion, rebuilt in the 17th century, partially monument historique since 1913
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 119-120.
Web links
Commons : Bengy-sur-Craon - Collection of images, videos and audio files
