Saint-Vitte

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Saint-Vitte
Saint-Vitte is located in France
Saint-Vitte
Saint-Vitte
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Location within Centre region
Saint-Vitte is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Vitte
Saint-Vitte
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Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Saulzais-le-Potier
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Marie-Claude Tucker
Area1 16.38 km2 (6.32 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 138
 • Density 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18238 / 18360
Elevation 184–277 m (604–909 ft)
(avg. 322 m or 1,056 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.

Saint-Vitte is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A small farming area comprising the village and two hamlets situated in the valley of the small river Queugne, about 36 miles (58 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D4 with the D4e and D173 roads. The commune borders the department of Allier and the A71 autoroute passes through the eastern part of the commune. The small river Boeuf forms most of the commune’s northern border

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 216 —    
1968 244 +13.0%
1975 202 −17.2%
1982 176 −12.9%
1990 138 −21.6%
1999 136 −1.4%
2008 138 +1.5%

Sights

  • The church of St. Vitte, dating from the sixteenth century.

See also

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