Léré, Cher

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

Léré
The collegiate church of Saint-Martin, in Léré
Coat of arms
Location of Léré
Léré
Léré
Coordinates: 47°28′15″N 2°52′26″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonSancerre
IntercommunalityCC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Patrice de Lamerville
Area
1
15.98 km2 (6.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,098
  Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18125 /18240
Elevation132–198 m (433–650 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 farming area comprising a very small town and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Loire lateral canal in the valley of the river Loire, some 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D951, D751 and the D42 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962923    
1968923+0.0%
1975880−4.7%
1982925+5.1%
19901,161+25.5%
19991,296+11.6%
20081,217−6.1%

Sights

  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the fourteenth century.
  • A fifteenth-century manorhouse.
  • The chateau of Villate, dating from the fifteenth century.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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