Givardon

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Laurent Charrier^[1]Area21.9 km² (8.5 sq mi)Population301 • Density14/km² (36/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation184–268 m (604–879 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.

Givardon (French pronunciation: [ʒivaʁdɔ̃]) 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 small Sagonin river some 22 miles (35 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D76 and the D34 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	393	—
1968	434	+10.4%
1975	364	−16.1%
1982	342	−6.0%
1990	316	−7.6%
1999	291	−7.9%
2008	330	+13.4%

Sights

• The church of St. Pierre.
• The chateau of Alarde, dating from the fifteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References