Osmoy, Cher

Osmoy
Commune
National Police Orphanage built in 1921
Osmoy
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Osmoy
Coordinates: 47°04′27″N 2°31′25″E / 47.0742°N 2.5236°E / 47.0742; 2.5236Coordinates: 47°04′27″N 2°31′25″E / 47.0742°N 2.5236°E / 47.0742; 2.5236
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Avord
Intercommunality La Septaine
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bernard Jacquemin
Area1 22.63 km2 (8.74 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 174
  Density 7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18174 /18390
Elevation 132–172 m (433–564 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.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and a few hamlets situated by the banks of the river Yèvre, some 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D46 with the D179 and the D976 roads. It is home to the national police orphanage.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962220    
1968264+20.0%
1975228−13.6%
1982210−7.9%
1990265+26.2%
1999288+8.7%
2008174−39.6%

See also

References

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