Laverdines

Laverdines (French pronunciation: [lavɛʁdin]) is a former commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Baugy.^[2]

Laverdines
Part of Baugy
Location of Laverdines
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Coordinates: 47°01′53″N 2°47′56″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Avord
Commune	Baugy
Area 1	9.89 km2 (3.82 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	36
• Density	3.6/km2 (9.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	18800
Elevation	177–221 m (581–725 ft) (avg. 215 m or 705 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A tiny farming village, one of the smallest in France by population, situated some 16 miles (26 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D43 and the D72 roads. The river Vauvise flows north through the eastern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	93	—
1968	102	+9.7%
1975	58	−43.1%
1982	58	+0.0%
1990	47	−19.0%
1999	43	−8.5%
2008	52	+20.9%

Sights

• A nineteenth-century chapel.
• The church of St. Sylvain, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department