Préveranges

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

Not to be confused with Préverenges, a Swiss town.
Préveranges
Commune
The centre of the village
Coat of arms
Location of Préveranges
Préveranges
Préveranges
Coordinates: 46°26′00″N 2°15′20″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonChâteaumeillant
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jacques Nicolas
Area
1
38.16 km2 (14.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
525
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18187 /18370
Elevation285–504 m (935–1,654 ft)
(avg. 471 m or 1,545 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 large farming area comprising the village and many hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Joyeuse, some 44 miles (71 km) south of Bourges, at the junction of the D10 with the D120 road. The commune is bordered to the south by the river Arnon. The commune borders both the departments of Allier and Creuse and is the highest point in the Cher department.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962929—    
19681,081+16.4%
1975930−14.0%
1982861−7.4%
1990772−10.3%
1999665−13.9%
2008582−12.5%

Sights
  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The fifteenth-century chateau at La Preugne.
  • The tower of a thirteenth-century castle in the woods.
  • A nineteenth-century house.
  • A watermill at Marcoh.

International relations

The commune is twinned with:

See also

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