Dampierre-en-Crot

Dampierre-en-Crot
Commune
The church in Dampierre-en-Crôt
Location of Dampierre-en-Crot
Dampierre-en-Crot Location within France Dampierre-en-Crot Location within Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°27′41″N 2°35′01″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancerre
Intercommunality	CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bertrand Lejus
Area 1	22.05 km2 (8.51 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	205
• Density	9.30/km2 (24.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18084 /18260
Elevation	186–321 m (610–1,053 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Dampierre-en-Crot (French pronunciation: [dɑ̃pjɛʁ ɑ̃ kʁo]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A small farming village situated by the banks of the Ionne river, some 28 miles (45 km) north of Bourges at the junction of the D923 and D95 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	312	—
1975	262	−2.46%
1982	239	−1.30%
1990	266	+1.35%
1999	239	−1.18%
2007	221	−0.97%
2012	210	−1.02%
2017	204	−0.58%
2023	205	+0.08%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church, dating from the 12th century.
• The restored late 17th-century auberge.
• Two old watermills.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

External links

• Dampierre-en-Crot on the IGN website
• Old inn website: cooking tips, anecdotes, old pictures and restoration stories
• The 17th-century Old Inn (in French)