Groises

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Groises
The town hall in Groises
The town hall in Groises
Location of Groises
Groises is located in France
Groises
Groises
Coordinates: 47°12′36″N 2°48′38″E / 47.21°N 2.8106°E / 47.21; 2.8106Coordinates: 47°12′36″N 2°48′38″E / 47.21°N 2.8106°E / 47.21; 2.8106
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonAvord
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie-Pierre Verneau
Area
1
17.63 km2 (6.81 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
132
 • Density7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18104 /18140
Elevation167–208 m (548–682 ft)
(avg. 183 m or 600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Groises (French pronunciation: ​[ɡʁwaz]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography[]

A farming area comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of the river Chantraine, some 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D10, D44 and the D51 roads.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962204—    
1968237+16.2%
1975225−5.1%
1982197−12.4%
1990155−21.3%
1999138−11.0%
2008141+2.2%

Sights[]

  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.

See also[]

  • Communes of the Cher department

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.


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