Méry-sur-Cher
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Méry-sur-Cher | |
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Coordinates: 47°14′49″N 1°59′21″E / 47.2469°N 1.9892°ECoordinates: 47°14′49″N 1°59′21″E / 47.2469°N 1.9892°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
Arrondissement | Vierzon |
Canton | Vierzon-2 |
Intercommunality | CC Vierzon-Sologne-Berry et Villages de la Forêt |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Rached Ait-Slimane |
Area 1 | 20.91 km2 (8.07 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 18150 /18100 |
Elevation | 93–158 m (305–518 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Méry-sur-Cher (French pronunciation: [meʁi syʁ ʃɛʁ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Geography
A village of farming and forestry situated by the banks of the Cher some 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Vierzon, at the junction of the N76 and the D211 roads. The now disused Canal de Berry passes through the south of the commune.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 490 | — |
1968 | 515 | +5.1% |
1975 | 534 | +3.7% |
1982 | 555 | +3.9% |
1990 | 601 | +8.3% |
1999 | 625 | +4.0% |
2008 | 686 | +9.8% |
Sights
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
- The sixteenth-century chateau of Mery.
- The seventeenth-century chateau La Foret.
- The nineteenth-century chateau Gaillard.
Personalities
Cyprian Godebski (1835–1909), sculptor and painter was born here.
See also
References
External links
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- Official commune website (in French)