Nérondes
Nérondes | |
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Railway station | |
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Coordinates: 46°59′54″N 2°49′13″E / 46.9983°N 2.8203°ECoordinates: 46°59′54″N 2°49′13″E / 46.9983°N 2.8203°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
Canton | La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois |
Intercommunality | Pays de Nérondes |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Ferrand |
Area 1 | 34 km2 (13 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 1,474 |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 18160 /18350 |
Elevation | 176–252 m (577–827 ft) (avg. 189 m or 620 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Nérondes (French pronunciation: [neʁɔ̃d]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The philologist Antoine Cabaton (1863–1942) was born in Nérondes.
Geography[]
An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming comprising a village and several hamlets situated some 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D976 with the D6, D26 and D43 roads. The rivers Vauvise and Airain have their sources in the commune.
Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,111 | — |
1968 | 1,306 | +17.6% |
1975 | 1,305 | −0.1% |
1982 | 1,343 | +2.9% |
1990 | 1,521 | +13.3% |
1999 | 1,618 | +6.4% |
2008 | 1,486 | −8.2% |
Sights[]
- The church of St. Etienne, dating from the twelfth century.
- A sixteenth-century washhouse.
- The thirteenth-century chateau of Verrières.
- Some Gallo-Roman remains.
- A feudal motte.
See also[]
- Communes of the Cher department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
External links[]
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- Official website of the commune (in French)
- Annuaire Mairie website (in French)
Categories:
- Communes of Cher (department)