Méreau (French pronunciation: [meʁo]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Méreau | |
|---|---|
 The Chateau of Autry | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Méreau  | |
  Méreau  Méreau | |
| Coordinates: 47°09′50″N 2°03′06″E / 47.1639°N 2.0517°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Vierzon |
| Canton | Mehun-sur-Yèvre |
| Intercommunality | CC Cœur de Berry |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Mornay[1] |
| Area 1 | 18.65 km2 (7.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,644 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18148 /18120 |
| Elevation | 95–136 m (312–446 ft) (avg. 114 m or 374 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
An area of farming and forestry, comprising the main village and five other villages and hamlets, situated by the banks of the river Arnon immediately south of Vierzon, at the junction of the D320, D18e and the D918 roads. Junction 7 of the A20 is within the commune’s borders.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 979 | — |
| 1975 | 1,352 | +4.72% |
| 1982 | 1,756 | +3.81% |
| 1990 | 2,020 | +1.77% |
| 1999 | 2,074 | +0.29% |
| 2007 | 2,216 | +0.83% |
| 2012 | 2,491 | +2.37% |
| 2017 | 2,610 | +0.94% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights edit
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The fifteenth-century chateau of Chevilly, with a dovecote and seventeenth century mill.
- The sixteenth-century chateau of Autry.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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