Verneuil, Cher

Verneuil
Commune

Coat of arms
Verneuil
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Verneuil
Coordinates: 46°49′04″N 2°36′19″E / 46.8178°N 2.6053°E / 46.8178; 2.6053Coordinates: 46°49′04″N 2°36′19″E / 46.8178°N 2.6053°E / 46.8178; 2.6053
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Dun-sur-Auron
Intercommunality CC Le Dunois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Marie Deleuze
Area1 11.04 km2 (4.26 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 44
  Density 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18277 /18210
Elevation 161–188 m (528–617 ft)
(avg. 160 m or 520 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.

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

Geography

A very small village of forestry and farming situated on the banks of the canal de Berry and the Auron River, about 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Bourges on the D92 road.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
196266    
196868+3.0%
197544−35.3%
198248+9.1%
199039−18.8%
199937−5.1%
200844+18.9%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The chateau of Torchefoulon.
  • Remains of a fifteenth-century priory.

See also

References

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