Villegenon

Villegenon
Commune
Location of Villegenon
Villegenon Location within France Villegenon Location within Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°25′35″N 2°36′24″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancerre
Intercommunality	CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Katitsch
Area 1	32.93 km2 (12.71 sq mi)
Elevation	297 m (974 ft)
Highest elevation	359 m (1,178 ft)
Lowest elevation	194 m (636 ft)
Population  (2023)	217
• Density	6.59/km2 (17.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18284 /18260
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated about 26 miles (42 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D11, D7, D89 and the D926 roads. The commune is bounded by the banks of the small Ionne river to the north and the Sauldre to the east.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	403	—
1975	327	−2.94%
1982	271	−2.65%
1990	260	−0.52%
1999	245	−0.66%
2007	226	−1.00%
2012	229	+0.26%
2017	218	−0.98%
2023	217	−0.08%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church of St. Georges.
• The fifteenth-century chateau.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department