Le Châtelet

For the mountain, see Le Châtelet (mountain).

Le Châtelet
Commune
The Church of Our Lady of Puy-Ferrand, in Le Châtelet
Coat of arms
Location of Le Châtelet
Le Châtelet Location within France Le Châtelet Location within Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 46°38′33″N 2°17′02″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Châteaumeillant
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernadette Perrot-Dubreuil
Area 1	32.8 km2 (12.7 sq mi)
Elevation	195 m (640 ft)
Highest elevation	276 m (906 ft)
Lowest elevation	186 m (610 ft)
Population  (2023)	920
• Density	28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18059 /18170
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Châtelet (French pronunciation: [lə ʃatlɛ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising a small town and a few hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Portefeuille, some 29 miles (47 km) south of Bourges, at the junction of the D 951, D 3 and the D 65 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,226	—
1975	1,265	+0.45%
1982	1,151	−1.34%
1990	1,106	−0.50%
1999	1,104	−0.02%
2007	1,150	+0.51%
2012	1,083	−1.19%
2017	994	−1.70%
2023	920	−1.28%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The abbey church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
• The seventeenth century manorhouse de La Charnaye.
• Trace remains of a 12th-century castle.
• A pottery museum at the hamlet of Archers.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

External links

• Le Châtelet - Website of the village (in French)