Jars (Cher)

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Jars
Coat of arms of Jars
Jars (France)
Jars
region Center-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Sancerre
Community association Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Coordinates 47 ° 24 '  N , 2 ° 41'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 24 '  N , 2 ° 41'  E
height 204-364 m
surface 37.34 km 2
Residents 507 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 14 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 18260
INSEE code
Website http://www.jars-cher.fr/

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Jars is a commune with 507 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Bourges and the Canton of Sancerre (until 2015: Canton of Vailly-sur-Sauldre ).

geography

Jars is located in central France , about 39 kilometers northeast of Bourges on the Sauldre . Jars is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Villegenon in the north and north-west, Thou in the north, Sury-ès-Bois in the north and north-east, Assigny in the north-east, Subligny in the east, Menetou-Râtel in the south-east, Le Noyer in the south, La Chapelotte in the south-west as well Ivoy-le-Pré to the west and south-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 645 596 552 554 522 505 490 525
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Agnan church from the 15th century, monument historique since 1862
  • Remains of the Nancray Castle
  • 15th century manor house Jars
Saint-Agnan Church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 1001-1005.

Web links

Commons : Jars  - collection of images, videos and audio files