Nérondes

Nérondes is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The philologist Antoine Cabaton (1863–1942) was born in Nérondes.

Nérondes
Commune
Railway station
Coat of arms
Location of Nérondes
Nérondes
Nérondes
Coordinates: 46°59′54″N 2°49′13″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonLa Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
IntercommunalityPays de Nérondes
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Alain Laroche
Area
1
34 km2 (13 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,481
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18160 /18350
Elevation176–252 m (577–827 ft)
(avg. 189 m or 620 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 and streams, forestry and farming comprising a village and several hamlets situated some 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D976 with the D6, D26 and D43 roads. The rivers Vauvise and Airain have their sources in the commune.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,111—    
19681,306+17.6%
19751,305−0.1%
19821,343+2.9%
19901,521+13.3%
19991,618+6.4%
20081,486−8.2%

Sights
  • The church of St. Etienne, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A sixteenth-century washhouse.
  • The thirteenth-century chateau of Verrières.
  • Some Gallo-Roman remains.
  • A feudal motte.

See also

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