Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux

Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux
Commune
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Coordinates: 46°41′14″N 2°28′46″E / 46.6872°N 2.4794°E / 46.6872; 2.4794Coordinates: 46°41′14″N 2°28′46″E / 46.6872°N 2.4794°E / 46.6872; 2.4794
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Châteaumeillant
Intercommunality	Berry Grand Sud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Béatrice Beurdin
Area 1	15.61 km2 (6.03 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	451
• Density	29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18209 /18200
Elevation	152–218 m (499–715 ft) (avg. 223 m or 732 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ də pwazjø]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography[]

A farming area comprising two villages and a couple of hamlets situated in the valley of the river Cher, about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Bourges on the D143 road at its junction with the D64 and the D951 roads. The A71 autoroute passes through the northern part of the commune.

Population[]

Sights[]

• Two churches, of St. Paul and St. Georges, both dating from the twelfth century.
• The sixteenth-century château of Poisieux.

See also[]

• Communes of the Cher department

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux.

• Annuaire Mairie website (in French)