Saint-Amand-Montrond
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Commune of Saint-Amand-Montrond |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Mayor | Serge Vinçon (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 148 m–312 m (avg. 162 m) |
| Land area¹ | 20.17 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
11,447 |
| - Density | 567.5/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 18197/ 18200 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Saint-Amand-Montrond is a commune in the Cher department in central France.
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[edit] Geography
The city was built in the basin in the eastern banks of the Cher which separated from the commune of Orval which is connected by two bridges. The site rises from Bourges and the Champagne Berrichonne area in the north, and Montluçon after canal de Berry which cross the commune from southeast to southwest. Water levels are common because of the marshes. The city is the capital of Boischaut, the land of mixed wood and pasture along with breeding. It is agricultural in the north in the area of Boischaut with (bovines) and Champagne Berrichonne in the south with cereal crops.
[edit] History
The settlement of Saint-Amand goes back to prehistoric times. Three cities were divided during the Middle Ages, Saint Armand le Chastel, Montrond and Saint Armand sous Montrond.
[edit] Economy
- Printing works
- Goldsmithery and Jewelry
[edit] Sites of interest
- Le château de La Férolle
- La forêt de Tronçais
- Le canal de Berry
- La Cité de l'or, lit. the city of gold
