Chezal-Benoît

(2020–2026) Roger Lebrero^[1]Area46.46 km² (17.94 sq mi)Population782 • Density17/km² (44/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation137–187 m (449–614 ft)
(avg. 173 m or 568 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chezal-Benoît (French pronunciation: [ʃəzal bənwa]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

An area of lakes and streams, farming and forestry comprising a village and a couple of hamlets situated in the valley of the small river Mouzet, some 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Bourges at the junction of the D18 with the D65 and the D115 roads. The commune shares its western border with the department of Indre.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,436	—
1968	1,526	+6.3%
1975	1,447	−5.2%
1982	1,315	−9.1%
1990	1,212	−7.8%
1999	977	−19.4%
2008	866	−11.4%

Sights

• The abbey church of St.Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
• A windmill.
• Other buildings from the Benedictine abbey.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References