Châteauneuf-sur-Cher

Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Commune
A dry stone hut located at Châteauneuf-sur-Cher

Coat of arms
Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Coordinates: 46°51′30″N 2°19′02″E / 46.8583°N 2.3172°E / 46.8583; 2.3172Coordinates: 46°51′30″N 2°19′02″E / 46.8583°N 2.3172°E / 46.8583; 2.3172
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Trouy
Intercommunality CC Arnon Boischaut Cher
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) William Pelletier
Area1 21.97 km2 (8.48 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,537
 • Density 70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18058 /18190
Elevation 132–174 m (433–571 ft)
(avg. 149 m or 489 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.

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

Geography

An area of farming and forestry comprising a large village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Cher, some 16 miles (26 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D940 with the D73, D35 and the D14 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,701—    
19681,783+4.8%
19751,722−3.4%
19821,657−3.8%
19901,645−0.7%
19991,614−1.9%
20081,537−4.8%

Sights

  • The nineteenth-century church of Notre-Dame.
  • A thirteenth-century castle.
  • The twelfth-century church at the hamlet of Marigny.
  • The winegrowers’ stone cabin at Marigny.

Personalities

See also

References

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