Jouet-sur-l'Aubois

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Serge Laurent^[1]Area17.33 km² (6.69 sq mi)Population1,308 • Density75/km² (200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation160–207 m (525–679 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.

Jouet-sur-l’Aubois (French pronunciation: [ʒwɛ syʁ lobwa]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and a few hamlets situated by the banks of the rivers Aubois, Loire and the Loire lateral canal, some 22 miles (35 km) east of Bourges at the junction of the D12, D26 and the D920 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,458	—
1968	1,551	+6.4%
1975	1,616	+4.2%
1982	1,488	−7.9%
1990	1,395	−6.2%
1999	1,341	−3.9%
2008	1,506	+12.3%

Sights

• The church of St. Germain, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The remains of a 12th-century chapel.
• A medieval motte.
• Some Gallo-Roman remains.
• An old disused factory and forge.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References