La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Yvon Beuchon^[1]Area7.83 km² (3.02 sq mi)Population3,692 • Density470/km² (1,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation128–159 m (420–522 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl sɛ̃.t‿yʁsɛ̃]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A small town of farming and light industry situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Bourges at the junction of the D16 and the D107 roads. The A71 autoroute cuts across the middle of the commune’s territory.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,326	—
1975	1,953	+5.69%
1982	2,430	+3.17%
1990	2,890	+2.19%
1999	3,193	+1.11%
2007	3,208	+0.06%
2012	3,289	+0.50%
2017	3,542	+1.49%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

• The church of St. Ursin, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References