Boulleret

Boulleret
Commune
Chateau of Buranlure
Boulleret
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Boulleret
Coordinates: 47°25′30″N 2°52′24″E / 47.425°N 2.8733°E / 47.425; 2.8733Coordinates: 47°25′30″N 2°52′24″E / 47.425°N 2.8733°E / 47.425; 2.8733
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Sancerre
Intercommunality CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Louis Billaut
Area1 32.71 km2 (12.63 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,379
 • Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18032 /18240
Elevation 135–203 m (443–666 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 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.

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

Geography

An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming, comprising the village and three hamlets situated in the Loire valley some 31 miles (50 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D751 with the D153 and D13 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,299—    
19681,342+3.3%
19751,345+0.2%
19821,417+5.4%
19901,433+1.1%
19991,421−0.8%
20081,379−3.0%

Sights

  • The church of St. Marie-Madeleine, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • Roman remains at Peseau.
  • The fifteenth-century castle of Buranlure.
  • Several ancient houses.
  • The Château du Peseau, dating from the fourteenth century.

See also

References

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