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Saint-Just, Cher

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Saint-Just
Coat of arms of Saint-Just
Location of Saint-Just
Map
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonLevet
IntercommunalityBourges Plus
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Paul Joffroy
Area
1
15.12 km2 (5.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
591
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18218 /18340
Elevation141–179 m (463–587 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Just is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the canal de Berry and the Auron river, about 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D2076 with the D46e and on the D106 road.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962510—    
1968522+2.4%
1975534+2.3%
1982558+4.5%
1990589+5.6%
1999558−5.3%
2008591+5.9%

Sights

  • The church of St. Just, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The chateau de Boisvert, built in the seventeenth century.
  • The fourteenth-century castle of Chambon.
  • The remains of a Roman aqueduct.

See also

References