Torteron

Torteron

Torteron
Administration
Country France
Region Centre
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
Mayor Serge Mechin
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 167–208 m (548–682 ft)
(avg. 210 m/690 ft)
Land area1 13.53 km2 (5.22 sq mi)
Population2 809  (2008)
 - Density 60 /km2 (160 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18265/ 18320
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.

Torteron is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

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Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of both the canal de Berry and the river Aubois, some 21 miles (34 km) east of Bourges at the junction of the D50 with the D26 road.

Population

Historical population of Torteron
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 778 869 871 826 793 738 809

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