Jars, Cher
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The church of Saint-Agnan, in Jars
The church of Saint-Agnan, in Jars
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Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
Arrondissement | Bourges |
Canton | Vailly-sur-Sauldre |
Intercommunality | Cœur du Pays Fort |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacques Rincheval |
Area1 | 37.34 km2 (14.42 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 486 |
• Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 18117 / 18260 |
Elevation | 204–364 m (669–1,194 ft) (avg. 360 m or 1,180 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. |
Jars 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 situated in the valley of the river Sauldre, some 24 miles (39 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D923, D55 and the D47 roads.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 547 | — |
1968 | 596 | +9.0% |
1975 | 552 | −7.4% |
1982 | 554 | +0.4% |
1990 | 522 | −5.8% |
1999 | 505 | −3.3% |
2008 | 486 | −3.8% |
Sights
File:Église Saint-Aignan Jars porche.jpg
Church entrance
- The church of St. Aignan, dating from the fifteenth century.
- Traces of the castle of Nancray.
- An eighteenth-century house, the "Tisserands" and mill at the hamlet of Plansons-d'en-Bas.
- A fifteenth-century manorhouse with twin towers from an old gateway.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jars (Cher). |
- Official website of the commune (French)
- Jars on the Quid website (French)