Rians, Cher

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Rians
Rians
Coordinates: 47°11′10″N 2°36′54″E / 47.1861°N 2.615°E / 47.1861; 2.615Coordinates: 47°11′10″N 2°36′54″E / 47.1861°N 2.615°E / 47.1861; 2.615
Country France
Region Centre
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Les Aix-d'Angillon
Intercommunality Terroirs d’Angillon
Government
  Mayor (20012008) François Gaudry
Area
  Land1 32.41 km2 (12.51 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 1,051
  Population2 Density 32/km2 (84/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18194 / 18220
Elevation 155–256 m (509–840 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 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.

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

Geography

An area of farming and some associated light industry comprising the village and two hamlets situated on the banks of the small river Quatier, about 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D12, D24 and the D154 roads. An unusual kind of fresh (unpasteurised) cheese, "Faisselle Rians", is produced here.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 604    
1968 667+10.4%
1975 731+9.6%
1982 836+14.4%
1990 984+17.7%
1999 1,017+3.4%
2008 1,051+3.3%

Sights

  • The church of St. Christophe, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The fifteenth-century chateau of Sery.
  • The two watermills of Malvette and Ecorce.

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