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Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
Jars
Commune
The church of Saint-Agnan, in JarsThe church of Saint-Agnan, in Jars
Coat of arms of JarsCoat of arms
Location of Jars
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Coordinates: 47°23′46″N 2°41′01″E / 47.3961°N 2.6836°E / 47.3961; 2.6836
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonSancerre
IntercommunalityCC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Rémi Pierre
Area37.34 km (14.42 sq mi)
Population502
 • Density13/km (35/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code18117 /18260
Elevation204–364 m (669–1,194 ft)
(avg. 360 m or 1,180 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Jars 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 several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Sauldre, some 24 miles (39 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D923, D55 and the D47 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962547—    
1968596+9.0%
1975552−7.4%
1982554+0.4%
1990522−5.8%
1999505−3.3%
2008486−3.8%

Sights

Church entrance
  • The church of St. Aignan, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • Traces of the castle of Nancray.
  • An eighteenth-century house, the "Tisserands" and mill at the hamlet of Plansons-d'en-Bas.
  • A fifteenth-century manorhouse with twin towers from an old gateway.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

External links

Communes of the Cher department
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