| Chambon | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton: | Trouy |
| Insee: | 18046 |
| Postal Code: | 18190 |
| Mayor: | Maryse Jacquin-Salomon[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CC Arnon Boischaut Cher |
| Coordinates: | 46.7878°N 2.3256°W |
| Elevation M: | 170 |
| Elevation Min M: | 147 |
| Elevation Max M: | 187 |
| Area Km2: | 13.91 |
Chambon (in French pronounced as /ʃɑ̃bɔ̃/) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
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.[2]
Chambon is a rural commune.[3] It is a part of the municipalities with little or very little density, within the meaning of the municipal density grid of INSEE.[4] [5]
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.[6] [7]
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:[8]
| The missing data must be completed. | |||
| March 2001 | March 2008 | Louis Legrand | |
| March 2008 | January 2010 | Gerard Lucas | |
| February 2010 | 2014 | Jean-Marie Brochard | |
| April 2014 | In progress | Maryse Jacquin-Salomon[9] | |
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.[10]
The Church of Saint-Pierre de Chambon has been listed as a historical monument since 1922.[11]