Neuvy-Deux-Clochers

Neuvy-Deux-Clochers
Commune
The house of Jean Linard

Coat of arms
Neuvy-Deux-Clochers
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Neuvy-Deux-Clochers
Coordinates: 47°16′44″N 2°42′00″E / 47.2789°N 2.7°E / 47.2789; 2.7Coordinates: 47°16′44″N 2°42′00″E / 47.2789°N 2.7°E / 47.2789; 2.7
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Saint-Germain-du-Puy
Intercommunality CC Terres du Haut Berry
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean François Turpault
Area1 16.5 km2 (6.4 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 306
 • Density 19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18163 /18250
Elevation 242–414 m (794–1,358 ft)
(avg. 260 m or 850 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.

Neuvy-Deux-Clochers 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 couple of hamlets, situated some 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D49 with the D74 and D196 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962369—    
1968422+14.4%
1975384−9.0%
1982345−10.2%
1990305−11.6%
1999282−7.5%
2008306+8.5%

Sights

  • The church of St. Jean-Baptiste, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The tower of the 12th-century Vèvre castle at the hamlet of La Tour.

See also

References

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