Montigny, Cher

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Montigny
Montigny is located in France
Montigny
Montigny
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Location within Centre region
Montigny is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Montigny
Montigny
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Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Henrichemont
Intercommunality Hautes Terres en Haut Berry
Government
 • Mayor (2011–2014) Joël Drault
Area1 28.65 km2 (11.06 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 354
 • Density 12/km2 (32/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18151 / 18250
Elevation 191–353 m (627–1,158 ft)
(avg. 222 m or 728 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.

Montigny is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and four hamlets situated some 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D955 with the D44, D59 and D93 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 422 —    
1968 489 +15.9%
1975 432 −11.7%
1982 422 −2.3%
1990 375 −11.1%
1999 373 −0.5%
2008 354 −5.1%

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Martial, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A sixteenth-century chapel.

See also

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