La Celle, Cher

A commune in Centre-Val de Loire region, France

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of La Celle

(2020–2026) Philippe Auzon^[1]Area

12.8 km² (4.9 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

337 • Density26/km² (68/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

18042 /18200

Elevation149–247 m (489–810 ft)
(avg. 125 m or 410 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Celle (French pronunciation: [la sɛl]) 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 two hamlets situated in the valley of the Cher, some 23 miles (37 km) south of Bourges near the junction of the D2144 and the D92 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	317	—
1968	342	+7.9%
1975	264	−22.8%
1982	264	+0.0%
1990	291	+10.2%
1999	328	+12.7%
2008	361	+10.1%

Sights

The church of St. Blaise, dating from the twelfth century.
The fifteenth century chapel of St. Sylvain.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.