Feux

For the book with the original title Feux, see Fires (book).

Feux
Commune
The town hall in Feux
Location of Feux
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Coordinates: 47°13′52″N 2°51′31″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancerre
Intercommunality	CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Julien Barbeau
Area 1	27.46 km2 (10.60 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	329
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18094 /18300
Elevation	152–215 m (499–705 ft) (avg. 175 m or 574 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Feux is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Benelle river, some 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D50, D52 and the D210 roads. The river Vauvise and its tributary, the Chantereine, form the eastern border of the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	338	—
1968	394	+16.6%
1975	367	−6.9%
1982	375	+2.2%
1990	393	+4.8%
1999	349	−11.2%
2008	345	−1.1%

Sights

• The church of St. Anne, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The fifteenth-century presbytery.
• A feudal motte at the Champ de l'Etang.
• Vestiges of a medieval castle, now incorporated in a farm, at Marnay.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

External links

• Website about Feux Archived 4 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in French)