Villabon

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Philippe Frérard^[1]Area18.28 km² (7.06 sq mi)Population569 • Density31/km² (81/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation163–220 m (535–722 ft)
(avg. 212 m or 696 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villabon (French pronunciation: [vilabɔ̃]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming village and a hamlet situated on the banks of the small Villabon river about 12 miles (19 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D12, D36 and the D235 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	435	—
1968	480	+10.3%
1975	405	−15.6%
1982	462	+14.1%
1990	521	+12.8%
1999	463	−11.1%
2008	554	+19.7%

Sights

• The church dating from the nineteenth century.
• A watermill.
• The sixteenth-century chateau of Savoye.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References