Saint-Germain-des-Bois, Cher

Saint-Germain-des-Bois
Commune
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Coordinates: 46°54′50″N 2°26′39″E / 46.9139°N 2.4442°E / 46.9139; 2.4442Coordinates: 46°54′50″N 2°26′39″E / 46.9139°N 2.4442°E / 46.9139; 2.4442
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Dun-sur-Auron
Intercommunality	CC Le Dunois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Étienne Durand
Area 1	29 km2 (11 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	630
• Density	22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18212 /18340
Elevation	162–184 m (531–604 ft) (avg. 163 m or 535 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Germain-des-Bois (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ de bwa]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography[]

A farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated about 13 miles (21 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D28 and the D132 roads. The A71 autoroute passes through the northwestern part of the commune.

Population[]

Sights[]

• The church of St. Germain, dating from the twelfth century.
• Traces of a Roman road.
• Two neolithic menhirs.

See also[]

• Communes of the Cher department

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Germain-des-Bois (Cher).

• Official commune website (in French)
• Annuaire Mairie (in French)