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For the fruit decay process, see bletting. For other uses, see Blet (disambiguation).

Blet
Commune
The church of Saint-Germain, in Blet
Location of Blet
Blet Location within France Blet Location within Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 46°53′46″N 2°43′56″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
Intercommunality	CC Pays de Nérondes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sandrine Proust
Area 1	30.08 km2 (11.61 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	566
• Density	18.8/km2 (48.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18031 /18350
Elevation	170–256 m (558–840 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising a village and several hamlets situated some 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the N76 with the D91 and the D6 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	730	—
1975	749	+0.37%
1982	713	−0.70%
1990	689	−0.43%
1999	617	−1.22%
2007	635	+0.36%
2012	652	+0.53%
2017	575	−2.48%
2023	566	−0.26%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church of St. Germain, dating from the twelfth century.
• An early nineteenth-century market hall.
• Traces of a Roman aqueduct.
• The fifteenth-century château and park.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

External links

• An official webpage about Blet (in French)