Blet

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
Location of Blet
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(2020–2026) Sandrine Proust[1]Area
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30.08 km2 (11.61 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
563 • Density19/km2 (48/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
18031 /18350
Elevation170–256 m (558–840 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising a village and several hamlets situated some 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the N76 with the D91 and the D6 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962820—    
1968730−11.0%
1975749+2.6%
1982713−4.8%
1990689−3.4%
1999617−10.4%
2008647+4.9%

Sights

  • The church of St. Germain, dating from the twelfth century.
  • An early nineteenth-century market hall.
  • Traces of a Roman aqueduct.
  • The fifteenth-century château and park.

See also

References

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

External links

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  • An official webpage about Blet (in French)
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