La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin

La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin
Commune
The church in La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin
Coat of arms
Location of La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin
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Coordinates: 47°03′47″N 2°19′32″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Saint-Doulchard
Intercommunality	CA Bourges Plus
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yvon Beuchon[1]
Area ^1	7.83 km^2 (3.02 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	3,692
• Density	470/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18050 /18570
Elevation	128–159 m (420–522 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 Chapelle-Saint-Ursin (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl sɛ̃.t‿yʁsɛ̃]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A small town of farming and light industry situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Bourges at the junction of the D16 and the D107 roads. The A71 autoroute cuts across the middle of the commune’s territory.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,326	—
1975	1,953	+5.69%
1982	2,430	+3.17%
1990	2,890	+2.19%
1999	3,193	+1.11%
2007	3,208	+0.06%
2012	3,289	+0.50%
2017	3,542	+1.49%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

• The church of St. Ursin, dating from the twelfth 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.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE