Villabon

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Villabon
Coat of arms of Villabon
Coat of arms
Villabon is located in France
Villabon
Villabon
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Location within Centre region
Villabon is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Villabon
Villabon
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Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Baugy
Intercommunality Champagne balgycienne
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Philippe Frérard
Area1 18.28 km2 (7.06 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 554
 • Density 30/km2 (78/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

A farming village and a hamlet situated on the banks of the small Villabon river about 12 miles (19 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D12, D36 and the D235 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 435 —    
1968 480 +10.3%
1975 405 −15.6%
1982 462 +14.1%
1990 521 +12.8%
1999 463 −11.1%
2008 554 +19.7%

Sights

  • The church dating from the nineteenth century.
  • A watermill.
  • The sixteenth-century chateau of Savoye.

See also

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