Cheverny

For the wine region, see Cheverny AOC.

Cheverny
Commune
Château de Cheverny
Coat of arms
Location of Cheverny
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Coordinates: 47°30′00″N 1°27′40″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Blois
Canton	Vineuil
Intercommunality	CA Blois Agglopolys
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Lionella Gallard
Area 1	33 km2 (13 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	908
• Density	28/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	41050 /41700
Elevation	78–116 m (256–381 ft) (avg. 85 m or 279 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cheverny (French pronunciation: [ʃəvɛʁni]) is a commune in the French department of Loir-et-Cher, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire.

It lies in the Loire Valley, about 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Blois.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 981 —     1806 1,050 +7.0% 1821 1,046 −0.4% 1831 1,021 −2.4% 1841 1,033 +1.2% 1851 1,160 +12.3% 1861 1,221 +5.3% 1872 1,309 +7.2% 1881 1,220 −6.8% 1891 1,179 −3.4% 1901 1,175 −0.3% 1911 1,090 −7.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 994 −8.8% 1931 887 −10.8% 1946 895 +0.9% 1954 811 −9.4% 1962 781 −3.7% 1968 743 −4.9% 1975 715 −3.8% 1982 842 +17.8% 1990 900 +6.9% 1999 986 +9.6% 2008 936 −5.1% 2013 996 +6.4%

Sights

The commune is the site of the Château de Cheverny.

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department