La Chapelle-Montlinard

La Chapelle-Montlinard
The port at La Chapelle-Montlinard The port at La Chapelle-Montlinard
La Chapelle-Montlinard
Location within Centre region La Chapelle-Montlinard
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancergues
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jacques Brunet
Area1	17.14 km2 (6.62 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	499
• Density	29/km2 (75/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18049 / 18140
Elevation	150–188 m (492–617 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.

La Chapelle-Montlinard is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A farming area, comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated in the Loire valley, some 29 miles (47 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the N151 with the D7, D53 and the D45 roads. The Loire lateral canal flows through the village, which lies on the pilgrimage route known as St. James' Way.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	469	—
1968	477	+1.7%
1975	497	+4.2%
1982	515	+3.6%
1990	506	−1.7%
1999	494	−2.4%
2008	493	−0.2%

Sights

• The Val de Loire National Nature Reserve, opened in 1995.
• The Pépinières Arboretum Adeline horticultural nursery.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Chapelle-Montlinard La Chapelle-Montlinard on the Quid website (French)