Thaumiers

Thaumiers
Commune
The Château of La Forêt
Thaumiers
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Thaumiers
Coordinates: 46°49′20″N 2°39′21″E / 46.8222°N 2.6558°E / 46.8222; 2.6558Coordinates: 46°49′20″N 2°39′21″E / 46.8222°N 2.6558°E / 46.8222; 2.6558
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Dun-sur-Auron
Intercommunality CC Le Dunois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Philippe de Bonneval
Area1 27.33 km2 (10.55 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 416
 • Density 15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18261 /18210
Elevation 165–236 m (541–774 ft)
(avg. 181 m or 594 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.

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

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated about 21 miles (34 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D41 with the D92 and D943 roads. The Auron River forms the western and southern boundaryies of the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962487—    
1968512+5.1%
1975427−16.6%
1982397−7.0%
1990383−3.5%
1999382−0.3%
2008416+8.9%

Sights

  • The eighteenth-century chateau of Thaumiers.
  • The church of St. Saturnin, dating from the twelfth century.
  • Some Roman remains: walls, tombs, vases, sculptures and an aqueduct.
  • The fifteenth-century chateau of La Forêt.
  • Ruins of the priory of Grandmont at Fontguédon.

See also

References

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