Bussy, Cher

Bussy
Bussy
Location within Centre region Bussy
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Dun-sur-Auron
Intercommunality	Le Dunois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre De Jouvencel
Area1	26.69 km2 (10.31 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	367
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18040 / 18130
Elevation	160–201 m (525–659 ft) (avg. 178 m or 584 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bussy is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets some 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D34e with the D10 and D36 roads.

The river Airain flows northwest through the northern part of the commune

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	541	—
1968	606	+12.0%
1975	508	−16.2%
1982	453	−10.8%
1990	436	−3.8%
1999	366	−16.1%
2008	367	+0.3%

Sights

• The church of Saints Peter and Paul, dating from the twelfth century.
• Traces of the 12th-century château.
• A feudal motte.
• Evidence of a Roman road and aqueduct.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE