Clémont

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Dominique Turpin^[1]Area50.11 km² (19.35 sq mi)Population706 • Density14/km² (36/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation134–168 m (440–551 ft)
(avg. 130 m or 430 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A village of lakes, forestry and farming situated in the valley of the river Sauldre, some 35 miles (56 km) north of Bourges at the junction of the D7, D79 and the D923 roads. The commune borders the department of Loiret.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	670	—
1968	670	+0.0%
1975	655	−2.2%
1982	600	−8.4%
1990	631	+5.2%
1999	642	+1.7%
2008	683	+6.4%

Sights

• The church of St. Etienne, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The chateau of Lauroy, dating from the seventeenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References