Méry-sur-Cher

Méry-sur-Cher
Commune

Coat of arms
Méry-sur-Cher
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Méry-sur-Cher
Coordinates: 47°14′49″N 1°59′21″E / 47.2469°N 1.9892°E / 47.2469; 1.9892Coordinates: 47°14′49″N 1°59′21″E / 47.2469°N 1.9892°E / 47.2469; 1.9892
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Vierzon
Canton Vierzon-2
Intercommunality CC Vierzon-Sologne-Berry
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Sylvain Nivard
Area1 20.91 km2 (8.07 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 686
 • Density 33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18150 /18100
Elevation 93–158 m (305–518 ft)
(avg. 140 m or 460 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.

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

Geography

A village of farming and forestry situated by the banks of the Cher River some 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Vierzon, at the junction of the N76 and the D211 roads. The now disused Canal de Berry passes through the south of the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962490—    
1968515+5.1%
1975534+3.7%
1982555+3.9%
1990601+8.3%
1999625+4.0%
2008686+9.8%

Sights

  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The sixteenth-century chateau of Mery.
  • The seventeenth-century chateau La Foret.
  • The nineteenth-century chateau Gaillard.

Personalities

Cyprian Godebski (1835–1909), sculptor and painter was born here.

See also

References

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