Saint-Maur, Cher

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Saint-Maur
Commune
The church in Saint-Maur
The church in Saint-Maur
Location of Saint-Maur
Saint-Maur is located in France
Saint-Maur
Saint-Maur
Coordinates: 46°34′51″N 2°17′58″E / 46.5808°N 2.2994°E / 46.5808; 2.2994Coordinates: 46°34′51″N 2°17′58″E / 46.5808°N 2.2994°E / 46.5808; 2.2994
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonChâteaumeillant
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Courzadet[1]
Area
1
25.62 km2 (9.89 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
286
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18225 /18270
Elevation224–321 m (735–1,053 ft)
(avg. 273 m or 896 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Maur is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography[]

A farming area comprising the village and four hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Portefeuille, about 38 miles (61 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D62 with the D65 and the D127 roads.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962384—    
1968445+15.9%
1975396−11.0%
1982329−16.9%
1990287−12.8%
1999295+2.8%
2008274−7.1%

Sights[]

  • The church of St. Maur, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • Two fifteenth-century castles, Mazères and Grande Besse.
  • A dolmen, known as the "Pierre des Fées" (fairy stone).

See also[]

  • Communes of the Cher department

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

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