Gron, Cher

Gron
Commune
Farmhouse
Location of Gron
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Coordinates: 47°07′20″N 2°44′31″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Avord
Intercommunality	CC La Septaine
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pascal Orlowski
Area 1	26.22 km2 (10.12 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	462
• Density	18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18105 /18800
Elevation	167–263 m (548–863 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gron 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 several hamlets situated by the banks of the Yèvre river, some 14 miles (23 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D10, D93 and the N151 roads. The commune lies on the pilgrimage route known as St. James' Way.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	389	—
1968	483	+24.2%
1975	365	−24.4%
1982	302	−17.3%
1990	341	+12.9%
1999	426	+24.9%
2008	455	+6.8%

Sights

• The church of St. Etienne, dating from the twelfth century.
• The fifteenth-century chateau du Coupoy.
• A mill.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department