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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Plaimpied-Givaudins

Plaimpied-Givaudins (French pronunciation: [plɛ̃pje ʒivodɛ̃]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the two villages and several hamlets situated along the banks of the river Auron and the canal de Berry, immediately to the south of Bourges at the junction of the D106 with the N142 and with the D31 and the D46 roads.

The river has been dammed and has created an 82 hectares (200 acres) lake in the north of the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 693—    
1975 853+3.01%
1982 1,100+3.70%
1990 1,388+2.95%
1999 1,643+1.89%
2007 1,678+0.26%
2012 1,822+1.66%
2017 1,999+1.87%
Source: INSEE

Sights

  • The abbey church of St. Martin, dating from the eleventh century.
  • The chateau du Porche.
  • The fourteenth-century gatehouse of the old abbey.
  • Remains of a Roman aqueduct at Saint-Ladre.

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.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE