Villequiers

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

Villequiers
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Villequiers
Villequiers
Villequiers
Coordinates: 47°04′13″N 2°48′20″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonAvord
IntercommunalityCC La Septaine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pascal Méreau[1]
Area
1
29.49 km2 (11.39 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2017)[2]
479
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18286 /18800
Elevation174–216 m (571–709 ft)
(avg. 232 m or 761 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 forestry and farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Vauvise, about 19 miles (31 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D12 with the D93 and D72 roads. The Vauvise flows north-northeast through the eastern part of the commune.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962504—    
1968534+6.0%
1975527−1.3%
1982433−17.8%
1990466+7.6%
1999446−4.3%
2008520+16.6%

Sights
  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The ruins of a thirteenth-century castle.
  • The sixteenth-century chateau and its park.
  • The medieval watermill at the hamlet of Berry.

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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