Selles-sur-Cher

Selles-sur-Cher

Château de Selles-sur-Cher
Selles-sur-Cher
Administration
Country France
Region Centre
Department Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement Romorantin-Lanthenay
Canton Selles-sur-Cher
Intercommunality Cher-Sologne
Mayor Joël Graslin
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 68–104 m (223–341 ft)
(avg. 86 m/282 ft)
Land area1 25.74 km2 (9.94 sq mi)
Population2 4,775  (1999)
 - Density 186 /km2 (480 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 41242/ 41130
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Selles-sur-Cher is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.

The name of the commune is known internationally for the goat's cheese, Selles-sur-Cher, that was first made in the village in the 19th century.

Demography

Historical population of Selles-sur-Cher
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007
Population 3 884 4 143 4 642 5 018 4 751 4 775 4 633
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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