Préveranges

Préveranges
Commune
The centre of the village
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 46°26′00″N 2°15′20″E / 46.4333°N 2.2556°E / 46.4333; 2.2556Coordinates: 46°26′00″N 2°15′20″E / 46.4333°N 2.2556°E / 46.4333; 2.2556
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Châteaumeillant
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jacques Nicolas
Area 1	38.16 km2 (14.73 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	519
• Density	14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18187 /18370
Elevation	285–504 m (935–1,654 ft) (avg. 471 m or 1,545 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography[]

A large farming area comprising the village and many hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Joyeuse, some 44 miles (71 km) south of Bourges, at the junction of the D10 with the D120 road. The commune is bordered to the south by the river Arnon. The commune borders both the departments of Allier and Creuse and is the highest point in the Cher department.

Population[]

Sights[]

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The fifteenth-century chateau at La Preugne.
• The tower of a thirteenth-century castle in the woods.
• A nineteenth-century house.
• A watermill at Marcoh.

International relations[]

The commune is twinned with:

• Préverenges, Switzerland

See also[]

• Communes of the Cher department

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Préveranges.

• Official website of the commune of Préveranges (in French)
• Annuaire Mairie website (in French)