La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
| La Guerche-sur-l’Aubois | ||
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Railway station | ||
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  La Guerche-sur-l’Aubois | ||
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  La Guerche-sur-l’Aubois | ||
| Coordinates: 46°57′07″N 2°56′54″E / 46.9519°N 2.9483°ECoordinates: 46°57′07″N 2°56′54″E / 46.9519°N 2.9483°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond | |
| Canton | La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois | |
| Intercommunality | Portes du Berry | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Pierre Ducastel | |
| Area1 | 52.7 km2 (20.3 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 3,403 | |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18108 / 18150 | |
| Elevation |
175–222 m (574–728 ft) (avg. 181 m or 594 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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La Guerche-sur-l’Aubois is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
Geography
An area of farming and forestry comprising a small town and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Aubois and the canal de Berry, some 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D920 and the D975 roads.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 3,453 | — |
| 1968 | 3,717 | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 3,682 | −0.9% |
| 1982 | 3,326 | −9.7% |
| 1990 | 3,219 | −3.2% |
| 1999 | 3,397 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 3,403 | +0.2% |
Sights
- Vestiges of Gallo-Roman occupation.
- The chateau Renaud, dating from the fifteenth century.
- Two watermills, at Faguin and l'Oie.
- The church of St. Etienne, dating from the twelfth century.
- An old ironworks.
- The fifteenth-century manorhouse at Chezelles.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois. |
- Official commune website (French)
- La Guerche on the ‘Stations vertes’ website (French)
- La Guerche-sur-l’Aubois on the Quid website (French)
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