Bannegon

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Christian Richard^[1]Area21.08 km² (8.14 sq mi)Population259 • Density12/km² (32/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation173–256 m (568–840 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bannegon (French pronunciation: [banɡɔ̃]) 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 both the river Auron and the disused Canal de Berry some 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D110 with the D41 and D74 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	368	—
1968	383	+4.1%
1975	351	−8.4%
1982	297	−15.4%
1990	260	−12.5%
1999	254	−2.3%
2008	270	+6.3%

Places of interest

• The church of St.Sulpice, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The twelfth-century castle of Bannegon.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References