Colombiers, Cher

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

Colombiers
Commune
Chateau of La Salle
Location of Colombiers
Colombiers
Colombiers
Coordinates: 46°42′06″N 2°32′27″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonSaint-Amand-Montrond
IntercommunalityCœur de France
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Daniel Bone
Area
1
9.51 km2 (3.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
408
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18069 /18200
Elevation153–210 m (502–689 ft)
(avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A village of farming and forestry situated in the Cher River valley some 31 miles (50 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D101 with the D2144 and the D141 roads.

The Point of Inaccessibility for France (furthest point from any border) lies in Colombiers at 46° 41.925’ N, 2° 32.457’ W.[2]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962255—    
1968258+1.2%
1975227−12.0%
1982260+14.5%
1990320+23.1%
1999356+11.3%
2008397+11.5%

Sights
  • The thirteenth-century church of St. Martin.
  • The fifteenth-century castle, the chateau of La Salle
  • A watermill, le moulin du Bas.
  • A seventeenth-century stone cross.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "French Point of Inaccessibility". inaccessibility.net. 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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