Preuilly, Cher

Preuilly
Commune
Preuilly
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Preuilly
Coordinates: 47°05′45″N 2°10′39″E / 47.0958°N 2.1775°E / 47.0958; 2.1775Coordinates: 47°05′45″N 2°10′39″E / 47.0958°N 2.1775°E / 47.0958; 2.1775
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Vierzon
Canton Mehun-sur-Yèvre
Intercommunality CC Cœur de Berry
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Paul Hochedel
Area1 14.94 km2 (5.77 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 472
 • Density 32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18186 /18120
Elevation 107–142 m (351–466 ft)
(avg. 112 m or 367 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.

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

Geography

A valley area of lakes, woods and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated by the river Cher, some 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Vierzon at the junction of the D27, D113 and the D23 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962293—    
1968301+2.7%
1975281−6.6%
1982342+21.7%
1990368+7.6%
1999432+17.4%
2008472+9.3%

Sights

  • The church of St. Jean, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A double feudal motte.

See also

References

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