Villeneuve-sur-Cher

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Villeneuve-sur-Cher
Commune
Cher River
Cher River
Location of Villeneuve-sur-Cher
Villeneuve-sur-Cher is located in France
Villeneuve-sur-Cher
Villeneuve-sur-Cher
Coordinates: 47°01′47″N 2°13′27″E / 47.0297°N 2.2242°E / 47.0297; 2.2242Coordinates: 47°01′47″N 2°13′27″E / 47.0297°N 2.2242°E / 47.0297; 2.2242
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonChârost
IntercommunalityFercher - Pays florentais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Herault
Area
1
26.13 km2 (10.09 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
432
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18285 /18400
Elevation113–159 m (371–522 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villeneuve-sur-Cher (French pronunciation: ​[vilnœv syʁ ʃɛʁ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography[]

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated on the banks of the river Cher, about 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D16 with the D35 and D27 roads.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962372—    
1968358−3.8%
1975321−10.3%
1982371+15.6%
1990425+14.6%
1999469+10.4%
2008422−10.0%

Sights[]

  • The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The fifteenth-century fortified house.
  • The seventeenth-century manorhouse at Galifart.
  • The medieval Beau tower.

See also[]

  • Communes of the Cher department

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.


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