Primelles

Primelles
Commune
The church of Saint-Laurent, in Primelles
Primelles
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Primelles
Coordinates: 46°55′45″N 2°12′50″E / 46.9292°N 2.2139°E / 46.9292; 2.2139Coordinates: 46°55′45″N 2°12′50″E / 46.9292°N 2.2139°E / 46.9292; 2.2139
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Chârost
Intercommunality Fercher - Pays florentais
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Bonnet
Area1 26.57 km2 (10.26 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 256
 • Density 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18188 /18400
Elevation 133–173 m (436–568 ft)
(avg. 151 m or 495 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.

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

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising two villages and a couple of hamlets, situated on the banks of the river Pontet, some 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D99 and the D87 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962309—    
1968336+8.7%
1975302−10.1%
1982264−12.6%
YearPop.±%
1990247−6.4%
1999261+5.7%
2008256−1.9%

Sights

  • The church of St. Laurent, dating from the twelfth century.
  • Two feudal mottes.

See also

References

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