Raymond, Cher

Raymond
Commune
Raymond
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Raymond
Coordinates: 46°58′19″N 2°41′13″E / 46.9719°N 2.6869°E / 46.9719; 2.6869Coordinates: 46°58′19″N 2°41′13″E / 46.9719°N 2.6869°E / 46.9719; 2.6869
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Dun-sur-Auron
Intercommunality CC Le Dunois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) René Rasle
Area1 9.24 km2 (3.57 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 205
  Density 22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18191 /18130
Elevation 177–200 m (581–656 ft)
(avg. 184 m or 604 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.

Raymond is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Its inhabitants are known as Raymondois.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and two hamlets situated on the banks of the small river Bertoire, about 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D10 with the D15 and D91 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962167    
1968199+19.2%
1975173−13.1%
1982177+2.3%
1990162−8.5%
1999156−3.7%
2008205+31.4%

Sights

  • The romanesque church of St. Loup, rebuilt in the nineteenth century.

See also

References

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