Levet
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Bourges | |
| Canton | Trouy | |
| Community association | Arnon Boischaut Cher | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 56 ' N , 2 ° 25' E | |
| height | 159-181 m | |
| surface | 25.97 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,392 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 54 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 18340 | |
| INSEE code | 18126 | |
Levet is a commune with 1,392 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 Trouy (until 2015: Canton of Levet ). The inhabitants are called Levétois .
geography
Levet is located about 17 kilometers south of Bourges in central France on the banks of the Rampenne River . Levet is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lissay-Lochy in the north, Senneçay in the east and north-east, Saint-Germain-des-Bois in the south and south-east, Serruelles in the south and south-west, Corquoy in the west and south-west and Arçay in the west and north-west.
The A71 autoroute and the former national route 140 (today's D940) and 144 (today's D2144) run through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 867 | 992 | 1.108 | 1,266 | 1,342 | 1,269 | 1,292 | 1,383 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- 19th century church
- Soulangy Castle
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 595-602.
