Gron, Cher

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Gron
Farmhouse
Farmhouse
Location of Gron
Gron is located in France
Gron
Gron
Coordinates: 47°07′20″N 2°44′31″E / 47.1222°N 2.7419°E / 47.1222; 2.7419Coordinates: 47°07′20″N 2°44′31″E / 47.1222°N 2.7419°E / 47.1222; 2.7419
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonAvord
IntercommunalityCC La Septaine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean Moinet
Area
1
26.22 km2 (10.12 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
458
 • Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18105 /18800
Elevation167–263 m (548–863 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography[]

An area of forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Yèvre river, some 14 miles (23 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D10, D93 and the N151 roads. The commune lies on the pilgrimage route known as St. James' Way.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962389—    
1968483+24.2%
1975365−24.4%
1982302−17.3%
1990341+12.9%
1999426+24.9%
2008455+6.8%

Sights[]

  • The church of St. Etienne, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The fifteenth-century chateau du Coupoy.
  • A mill.

See also[]

  • Communes of the Cher department

References[]

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


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