Nozières, Cher

Nozières
Commune
The church of Saint-Paxent, in Nozières
Nozières
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Nozières
Coordinates: 46°43′55″N 2°26′06″E / 46.7319°N 2.435°E / 46.7319; 2.435Coordinates: 46°43′55″N 2°26′06″E / 46.7319°N 2.435°E / 46.7319; 2.435
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Saint-Amand-Montrond
Intercommunality Cœur de France
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Baptiste Baudon
Area1 10.35 km2 (4.00 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 230
 • Density 22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18169 /18200
Elevation 144–224 m (472–735 ft)
(avg. 225 m or 738 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.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising a village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Cher, some 24 miles (39 km) south of Bourges, at the junction of the D142 with the D925 roads. The A71 autoroute runs through the centre of the commune’s territory.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962180—    
1968189+5.0%
1975151−20.1%
1982154+2.0%
1990228+48.1%
1999231+1.3%
2008230−0.4%

Sights

  • The church of St. Paxent, dating from the eleventh century.
  • A sixteenth-century manorhouse.

See also

References

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