Givardon

Givardon
Commune
Location of Givardon
Givardon Location within France Givardon Location within Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 46°50′27″N 2°49′04″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Dun-sur-Auron
Intercommunality	CC Les Trois Provinces
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Laurent Charrier
Area 1	21.9 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	300
• Density	14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18102 /18600
Elevation	184–268 m (604–879 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Givardon (French pronunciation: [ʒivaʁdɔ̃]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the small Sagonin river some 22 miles (35 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D76 and the D34 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	434	—
1975	364	−2.48%
1982	342	−0.89%
1990	316	−0.98%
1999	291	−0.91%
2007	324	+1.35%
2012	306	−1.14%
2017	298	−0.53%
2023	300	+0.11%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church of St. Pierre.
• The chateau of Alarde, dating from the fifteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department