Osmoy, Cher

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Osmoy
National Police Orphanage built in 1921
Osmoy
Coordinates: 47°04′27″N 2°31′25″E / 47.0742°N 2.5236°E / 47.0742; 2.5236Coordinates: 47°04′27″N 2°31′25″E / 47.0742°N 2.5236°E / 47.0742; 2.5236
Country France
Region Centre
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Baugy
Intercommunality La Septaine
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bernard Jacquemin
Area
  Land1 22.63 km2 (8.74 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 174
  Population2 Density 7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18174 / 18390
Elevation 132–172 m (433–564 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and a few hamlets situated by the banks of the river Yèvre, some 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D46 with the D179 and the D976 roads. It is home to the national police orphanage.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 220    
1968 264+20.0%
1975 228−13.6%
1982 210−7.9%
1990 265+26.2%
1999 288+8.7%
2008 174−39.6%

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