Saint-Maur, Cher

Saint-Maur
Commune
The church in Saint-Maur
Saint-Maur
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region Saint-Maur
Coordinates: 46°34′51″N 2°17′58″E / 46.5808°N 2.2994°E / 46.5808; 2.2994Coordinates: 46°34′51″N 2°17′58″E / 46.5808°N 2.2994°E / 46.5808; 2.2994
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Châteaumeillant
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Patrick Couzadet
Area¹	25.62 km² (9.89 sq mi)
Population (2008)²	274
• Density	11/km² (28/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18225 /18270
Elevation	224–321 m (735–1,053 ft) (avg. 273 m or 896 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.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and four hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Portefeuille, about 38 miles (61 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D62 with the D65 and the D127 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	384	—
1968	445	+15.9%
1975	396	−11.0%
1982	329	−16.9%
1990	287	−12.8%
1999	295	+2.8%
2008	274	−7.1%

Sights

The church of St. Maur, dating from the thirteenth century.
Two fifteenth-century castles, Mazères and Grande Besse.
A dolmen, known as the "Pierre des Fées" (fairy stone).

References

INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Maur (Cher).

Annuaire Marie website (in French)
Saint-Maur on the Quid website (in French)

Communes of the Cher department

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