Cheverny (French pronunciation: [ʃəvɛʁni]) is a commune in the French department of Loir-et-Cher, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire.[3]

Cheverny
Château de Cheverny
Château de Cheverny
Coat of arms of Cheverny
Location of Cheverny
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Cheverny is located in France
Cheverny
Cheverny
Cheverny is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Cheverny
Cheverny
Coordinates: 47°30′00″N 1°27′40″E / 47.5°N 1.4611°E / 47.5; 1.4611
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoir-et-Cher
ArrondissementBlois
CantonVineuil
IntercommunalityCA Blois Agglopolys
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Lionella Gallard[1]
Area
1
33 km2 (13 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
908
 • Density28/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
41050 /41700
Elevation78–116 m (256–381 ft)
(avg. 85 m or 279 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It lies in the Loire Valley, about 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Blois.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 743—    
1975 715−0.55%
1982 842+2.36%
1990 900+0.84%
1999 986+1.02%
2007 942−0.57%
2012 975+0.69%
2017 956−0.39%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

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The commune is the site of the Château de Cheverny, used by the Belgian comic book creator Hergé as a model for his fictional "Château de Moulinsart" (Marlinspike Hall in English) in the Adventures of Tintin books.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE