La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin

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La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin
Coat of arms of La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin
La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin (France)
La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin
region Center-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Saint-Doulchard
Community association Bourges Plus
Coordinates 47 ° 4 ′  N , 2 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 47 ° 4 ′  N , 2 ° 20 ′  E
height 128-159 m
surface 7.83 km 2
Residents 3,542 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 452 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 18570
INSEE code
Website www.lachapelle-saint-ursin.fr

La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin is a commune with 3542 inhabitants (at 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 Saint-Doulchard .

geography

La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin is a banlieue west of Bourges . La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Marmagne in the north and north-west, Bourges in the east, Le Subdray in the south and Morthomiers in the west and south-west.

The A71 autoroute runs through the municipality .

history

A prehistoric necropolis and remains of houses from the Gallo-Roman era indicate an early settlement of the community.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
Residents 859 1,326 1.953 2,430 2,890 3,193 3,206 3,246

Attractions

  • Saint-Ursin church with parts from the 12th century, side chapels from the 15th century, essentially 19th century
Saint-Ursin Church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 775-777.

Web links

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