La Celette

La Celette
Commune
Location of La Celette
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Coordinates: 46°39′08″N 2°31′19″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Châteaumeillant
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Phililpe Chateau[1]
Area ^1	24.81 km^2 (9.58 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	201
• Density	8.1/km^2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18041 /18360
Elevation	165–231 m (541–758 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Celette (French pronunciation: [la səlɛt]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and two hamlets situated some 32 miles (51 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D1 and the D97 roads. The A71 autoroute runs through the southwestern part of the territory of the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	272	—
1968	305	+12.1%
1975	221	−27.5%
1982	200	−9.5%
1990	181	−9.5%
1999	181	+0.0%
2008	196	+8.3%

Sights

• The church of Saints Peter and Paul, rebuilt in the nineteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.