Lignières, Cher

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

Lignières
Commune
Chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Lignières
Lignières
Lignières
Coordinates: 46°45′07″N 2°10′34″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonChâteaumeillant
IntercommunalityArnon Boischaut Cher
Government
 • Mayor (2020-2026) Hervé Monjoin
Area
1
21.88 km2 (8.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,355
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Ligniérois, Ligniéroises
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18127 /18160
Elevation153–202 m (502–663 ft)
(avg. 178 m or 584 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 lakes, forestry and farming comprising a village and two hamlets situated by the banks of the river Arnon, some 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D925, D940 and the D65 roads. The commune borders the department of Indre.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
20061,537—    
20071,530−0.5%
20081,518−0.8%
20091,509−0.6%
20101,485−1.6%
20111,454−2.1%
20121,423−2.1%
20131,411−0.8%
20141,398−0.9%
20151,378−1.4%
20161,367−0.8%
20171,355−0.9%

Politics

Presidential Elections Second Round:[2]

ElectionWinning CandidateParty%
2017 Emmanuel Macron EM 61.27
2012 François Hollande PS 56.94
2007 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 51.14
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 81.51

Sights
  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The chateau, originally a feudal castle, rebuilt in the seventeenth century.
  • The chateau du Plessis.
  • A manorhouse.
  • A watermill.
  • The sixteenth-century market hall.

Personalities

International relations

Lignières is twinned with: Dunbar, in Scotland, UK.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/
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