Saint-Priest-la-Marche

Saint-Priest-la-Marche
Commune
Saint-Priest-la-Marche
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Saint-Priest-la-Marche
Coordinates: 46°27′00″N 2°10′38″E / 46.45°N 2.1772°E / 46.45; 2.1772Coordinates: 46°27′00″N 2°10′38″E / 46.45°N 2.1772°E / 46.45; 2.1772
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Châteaumeillant
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean Giraud
Area1 20.33 km2 (7.85 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 236
 • Density 12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18232 /18370
Elevation 339–500 m (1,112–1,640 ft)
(avg. 400 m or 1,300 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-Priest-la-Marche is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Indre River, about 48 miles (77 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D203 with the D3e road. It is the southernmost commune of the department and borders the departments of Indre and Creuse.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962380—    
1968425+11.8%
1975345−18.8%
1982282−18.3%
1990228−19.1%
1999243+6.6%
2008236−2.9%

Sights

  • The church of St. Priest, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The chateau of La Courcelle with its park and lake.
  • A watermill.

See also

References

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