Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon

Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon
Commune
Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon Location within Centre-Val de Loire region Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon
Coordinates: 47°11′28″N 2°25′24″E / 47.1911°N 2.4233°E / 47.1911; 2.4233Coordinates: 47°11′28″N 2°25′24″E / 47.1911°N 2.4233°E / 47.1911; 2.4233
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny
Intercommunality	CC Terres du Haut Berry
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Bardin
Area1	9.43 km2 (3.64 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	734
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18211 /18110
Elevation	142–212 m (466–696 ft) (avg. 162 m or 531 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.

Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

An area of lakes, streams and farming comprising the village and two hamlets situated on the banks of the river Moulon about 9 miles (14 km) north of Bourges, at the junction of the D940 with the D131 and the D56 roads.

Population

Sights

• The chateau des Granges, dating from the nineteenth century.
• A menhir known as the "Pierre à la Femme".
• Traces of a Roman aqueduct.
• A watermill, the Moulin Neuf.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon.

• Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon on the Quid website (in French)