Méry-sur-Cher (French pronunciation: [meʁi syʁ ʃɛʁ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Méry-sur-Cher | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Méry-sur-Cher  | |
  Méry-sur-Cher  Méry-sur-Cher | |
| Coordinates: 47°14′49″N 1°59′21″E / 47.2469°N 1.9892°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Vierzon |
| Canton | Vierzon-2 |
| Intercommunality | CC Vierzon-Sologne-Berry |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Rached Ait-Slimane[1] |
| Area 1 | 20.91 km2 (8.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 705 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (87/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18150 /18100 |
| Elevation | 93–158 m (305–518 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
A village of farming and forestry situated by the banks of the Cher some 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Vierzon, at the junction of the N76 and the D211 roads. The now disused Canal de Berry passes through the south of the commune.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 490 | — |
| 1968 | 515 | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 534 | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 555 | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 601 | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 625 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 686 | +9.8% |
Sights edit
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
- The sixteenth-century chateau of Mery.
- The seventeenth-century chateau La Foret.
- The nineteenth-century chateau Gaillard.
Personalities edit
Cyprian Godebski (1835–1909), sculptor and painter was born here.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Méry-sur-Cher.
- Official commune website (in French)