Primelles

Primelles
Commune
The church of Saint-Laurent, in Primelles
Primelles
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Primelles
Coordinates: 46°55′45″N 2°12′50″E / 46.9292°N 2.2139°E / 46.9292; 2.2139Coordinates: 46°55′45″N 2°12′50″E / 46.9292°N 2.2139°E / 46.9292; 2.2139
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Chârost
Intercommunality	Fercher - Pays florentais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Bonnet
Area1	26.57 km2 (10.26 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	256
• Density	9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18188 /18400
Elevation	133–173 m (436–568 ft) (avg. 151 m or 495 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.

Primelles is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising two villages and a couple of hamlets, situated on the banks of the river Pontet, some 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D99 and the D87 roads.

Population

Sights

• The church of St. Laurent, dating from the twelfth century.
• Two feudal mottes.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Primelles.

• Primelles on the Quid website (in French)