Lugny-Champagne

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Lugny-Champagne
The church of Saint-Fiacre, in Lugny-Champagne
The church of Saint-Fiacre, in Lugny-Champagne
Lugny-Champagne is located in France
Lugny-Champagne
Lugny-Champagne
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Location within Centre region
Lugny-Champagne is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Lugny-Champagne
Lugny-Champagne
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Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Sancergues
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Régis du Fayet
Area1 29.54 km2 (11.41 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 181
 • Density 6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18132 / 18140
Elevation 162–204 m (531–669 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 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.

Lugny-Champagne is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Ragnon, some 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D10, D187, D25 and the D51 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 282 —    
1968 321 +13.8%
1975 275 −14.3%
1982 221 −19.6%
1990 207 −6.3%
1999 166 −19.8%
2008 181 +9.0%

Sights

  • The church of St. Fiacre, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • The chateau at Billeron.

See also

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