Poisieux

Poisieux
Commune
The church in Poisieux
Poisieux
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Poisieux
Coordinates: 47°01′48″N 2°05′56″E / 47.03°N 2.0989°E / 47.03; 2.0989Coordinates: 47°01′48″N 2°05′56″E / 47.03°N 2.0989°E / 47.03; 2.0989
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Chârost
Intercommunality CC Cœur de Berry
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jacques Ménigon
Area1 10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 209
  Density 20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18182 /18290
Elevation 113–152 m (371–499 ft)
(avg. 145 m or 476 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.

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

It is a small farming village situated by the banks of the river Arnon. It borders with the department of Indre, some 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D190 and the D18 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962180    
1968212+17.8%
1975210−0.9%
1982167−20.5%
1990155−7.2%
1999158+1.9%
2008209+32.3%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The chateau of Mazières.

See also

References

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