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Jussy-Champagne
Coat of arms of Jussy-Champagne
Location of Jussy-Champagne
Map
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonBaugy
IntercommunalityLa Septaine
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Bénédicte Ducateau
Area
1
27.3 km2 (10.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
215
 • Density7.9/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18119 /18130
Elevation162–194 m (531–636 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Jussy-Champagne is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

Jussy-Champagne is an area of forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Craon, some 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D19, D15 and the D367 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962156—    
1968176+12.8%
1975240+36.4%
1982247+2.9%
1990226−8.5%
1999265+17.3%
2008225−15.1%

Sights

  • The church of St. André, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A sixteenth-century chateau.
  • A watermill.

See also

References