Chambon () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Geography The town was a part of the canton of Châteauneuf-sur-Cher; in 2015, following the redistribution of the cantons of the department, it became a part of the canton of Trouy.
Typology Chambon is a rural commune. It is a part of the municipalities with little or very little density, within the meaning of the municipal density grid of INSEE.
In addition, the municipality is part of the attraction area of Saint-Amand-Montrond, of which it is a municipality in the crown. This area, which includes 36 municipalities, is categorized into areas with fewer than 50,000 inhabitants.
Land use The zoning of the municipality, as reflected in the database European occupation biophysical soil Corine Land Cover (CLC), is marked by the importance of the agricultural land (89.5% in 2018), a proportion roughly equivalent to that of 1990 (89.4%). The detailed breakdown in 2018 is as follows:
grasslands (46.4%) arable land (43.1%) forests (10.5%)
Politics and administration +List of MayorsPeriodNameThe missing data must be completed.March 2001March 2008Louis LegrandMarch 2008January 2010Gerard LucasFebruary 20102014Jean-Marie BrochardApril 2014In progressMaryse Jacquin-Salomon
Environmental policy In its 2016 winners, the National Council of Flowered Cities and Villages of France awarded one flower to the municipality in Concours des villes et villages fleuris.
Population
Sights
The Church of Saint-Pierre de Chambon has been listed as a historical monument since 1922.
See also Communes of the Cher department
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