Villabon
Villabon | |
|---|---|
Location of Villabon  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Bourges |
| Canton | Baugy |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Champagne balgycienne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Philippe Frérard |
Area 1 | 18.28 km2 (7.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 470 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18282 /18800 |
| Elevation | 163–220 m (535–722 ft) (avg. 212 m or 696 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Villabon is a commune in the Cher département of the Centre region of France.
Geography
A farming village and a hamlet situated by the banks of the small Villabon river some 12 miles (19 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D12, D36 and the D235 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 435 | 480 | 405 | 462 | 521 | 463 | 470 |
| From the year 1962[1] on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Places of interest
- The church dating from the nineteenth century.
- A watermill.
- The sixteenth century château Savoye.
