Lantan, Cher

Lantan
Commune
Location of Lantan
Lantan Location within France Lantan Location within Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 46°54′27″N 2°39′46″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Dun-sur-Auron
Intercommunality	CC Le Dunois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Hubert De Ganay
Area 1	13.36 km2 (5.16 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	96
• Density	7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18121 /18130
Elevation	167–200 m (548–656 ft) (avg. 195 m or 640 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets situated some 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D126 and the D2076 roads. The river Airain forms most of the commune’s northern and eastern boundaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	218	—
1975	183	−2.47%
1982	140	−3.75%
1990	94	−4.86%
1999	107	+1.45%
2007	106	−0.12%
2012	105	−0.19%
2017	91	−2.82%
2023	96	+0.90%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church of St. Paul, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The nineteenth-century chateau of Singleton.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department