Méry-sur-Cher

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

Méry-sur-Cher
Coat of arms
Location of Méry-sur-Cher
Méry-sur-Cher
Méry-sur-Cher
Coordinates: 47°14′49″N 1°59′21″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementVierzon
CantonVierzon-2
IntercommunalityCC Vierzon-Sologne-Berry et Villages de la Forêt
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Sylvain Nivard
Area
1
20.91 km2 (8.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
678
  Density32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18150 /18100
Elevation93–158 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

A village of farming and forestry situated by the banks of the Cher River 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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962490    
1968515+5.1%
1975534+3.7%
1982555+3.9%
1990601+8.3%
1999625+4.0%
2008686+9.8%

Sights

  • 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

Cyprian Godebski (1835–1909), sculptor and painter was born here.

See also

References

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