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Gardefort
Commune
The town hall in Gardefort
Coat of arms
Location of Gardefort
Gardefort Location within France Gardefort Location within Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°16′11″N 2°49′48″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)	Claude Fontaine
Area 1	8.44 km2 (3.26 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	127
• Density	15.0/km2 (39.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18098 /18300
Elevation	175–236 m (574–774 ft) (avg. 206 m or 676 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and a hamlet situated some 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D50, D172 and the D10 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	132	—
1975	117	−1.71%
1982	112	−0.62%
1990	128	+1.68%
1999	107	−1.97%
2007	120	+1.44%
2012	143	+3.57%
2017	142	−0.14%
2023	127	−1.84%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
• Vestiges of a medieval fortification, the "Vieux Château".
• Another old château.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

External links

• Website about Gardefort Archived 4 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in French)