Châteauneuf-sur-Cher

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

Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Commune
A dry stone hut located at Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Coat of arms
Location of Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Coordinates: 46°51′30″N 2°19′02″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonTrouy
IntercommunalityCC Arnon Boischaut Cher
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) William Pelletier
Area
1
21.97 km2 (8.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,454
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18058 /18190
Elevation132–174 m (433–571 ft)
(avg. 149 m or 489 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry comprising a large village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Cher, some 16 miles (26 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D940 with the D73, D35 and the D14 roads.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,701—    
19681,783+4.8%
19751,722−3.4%
19821,657−3.8%
19901,645−0.7%
19991,614−1.9%
20081,537−4.8%

Sights
  • The nineteenth-century church of Notre-Dame.
  • A thirteenth-century castle.
  • The twelfth-century church at the hamlet of Marigny.
  • The winegrowers’ stone cabin at Marigny.

Personalities

See also

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