Sens-Beaujeu
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Sens-Beaujeu | |
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Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
Arrondissement | Bourges |
Canton | Sancerre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Granjon |
Area1 | 21.54 km2 (8.32 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 435 |
• Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 18249 / 18300 |
Elevation | 223–392 m (732–1,286 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 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. |
Sens-Beaujeu is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
Geography
An area of farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated in the Sauldre river valley about 21 miles (34 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D7 with the D74 and the D196 roads.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 431 | — |
1968 | 511 | +18.6% |
1975 | 444 | −13.1% |
1982 | 430 | −3.2% |
1990 | 398 | −7.4% |
1999 | 377 | −5.3% |
2008 | 435 | +15.4% |
Sights
- The church of St. Caprais, dating from the thirteenth century.
- Two feudal mottes.
- The sixteenth-century chateau of Beaujeu, now a hotel.
- Two watermills.
See also
References
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- Sens-Beaujeu on the Quid website (French)