Achères, Cher

Achères
Commune

Coat of arms
Achères
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Achères
Coordinates: 47°16′44″N 2°26′58″E / 47.2789°N 2.4494°E / 47.2789; 2.4494Coordinates: 47°16′44″N 2°26′58″E / 47.2789°N 2.4494°E / 47.2789; 2.4494
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny
Intercommunality Terres du Haut Berry
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) André Jouanin
Area1 12.75 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 377
  Density 30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18001 /18250
Elevation 211–317 m (692–1,040 ft)
(avg. 231 m or 758 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.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a hamlet situated some 14 miles (23 km) north of Bourges, near the junction of the D20 and the D940 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962216    
1968265+22.7%
1975227−14.3%
1982273+20.3%
1990335+22.7%
1999354+5.7%
2008350−1.1%
2014377+7.7%

Places of interest

  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

References

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