Saint-Maur, Cher

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

Saint-Maur
The church in Saint-Maur
Location of Saint-Maur
Saint-Maur
Saint-Maur
Coordinates: 46°34′51″N 2°17′58″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonChâteaumeillant
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Patrick Couzadet
Area
1
25.62 km2 (9.89 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2017)[1]
295
  Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18225 /18270
Elevation224–321 m (735–1,053 ft)
(avg. 273 m or 896 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 farming area comprising the village and four hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Portefeuille, about 38 miles (61 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D62 with the D65 and the D127 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962384    
1968445+15.9%
1975396−11.0%
1982329−16.9%
1990287−12.8%
1999295+2.8%
2008274−7.1%

Sights

  • The church of St. Maur, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • Two fifteenth-century castles, Mazères and Grande Besse.
  • A dolmen, known as the "Pierre des Fées" (fairy stone).

See also

References

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