Villeneuve-sur-Cher
| Villeneuve-sur-Cher | |
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Cher River | |
  Villeneuve-sur-Cher | |
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Villeneuve-sur-Cher | |
| Coordinates: 47°01′47″N 2°13′27″E / 47.0297°N 2.2242°ECoordinates: 47°01′47″N 2°13′27″E / 47.0297°N 2.2242°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Bourges |
| Canton | Chârost |
| Intercommunality | Fercher - Pays florentais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Francis Ledys |
| Area1 | 26.13 km2 (10.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 422 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18285 / 18400 |
| Elevation | 113–159 m (371–522 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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Villeneuve-sur-Cher is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
Geography
An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated on the banks of the river Cher, about 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D16 with the D35 and D27 roads.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 372 | — |
| 1968 | 358 | −3.8% |
| 1975 | 321 | −10.3% |
| 1982 | 371 | +15.6% |
| 1990 | 425 | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 469 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 422 | −10.0% |
Sights
- The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
- The fifteenth-century fortified house.
- The seventeenth-century manorhouse at Galifart.
- The medieval Beau tower.
See also
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