Berry-Bouy

Berry-Bouy
Commune
The Chapel of Saint-Aignan, in Berry-Bouy
Berry-Bouy
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Berry-Bouy
Coordinates: 47°06′38″N 2°17′25″E / 47.1106°N 2.2903°E / 47.1106; 2.2903Coordinates: 47°06′38″N 2°17′25″E / 47.1106°N 2.2903°E / 47.1106; 2.2903
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Vierzon
Canton Mehun-sur-Yèvre
Intercommunality CA Bourges Plus
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bernadette Gouin
Area1 30.87 km2 (11.92 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,134
  Density 37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18028 /18500
Elevation 113–162 m (371–531 ft)
(avg. 138 m or 453 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.

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

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the Yèvre river valley, some 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Bourges at the junction of the D160 with the N76 and the D60 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962473    
1968501+5.9%
1975612+22.2%
1982807+31.9%
1990966+19.7%
1999934−3.3%
20081,134+21.4%

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Hilaire, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The abandoned church of St.Pantaléon at Bouy.

See also

References

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