Montlouis

Montlouis
Commune
The church of Saint-Martin, in Montlouis
Location of Montlouis
Montlouis Montlouis
Coordinates: 46°48′54″N 2°14′27″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Châteaumeillant
Intercommunality	CC Arnon Boischaut Cher
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Beaujean
Area 1	18.98 km2 (7.33 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	109
• Density	5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18152 /18160
Elevation	152–181 m (499–594 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montlouis is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The printer-bookseller Martin Silvestre Boulard (1748–1809) was born in this village.

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets, situated some 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D15 with the D940 road. The small river Auzon flows through the north of the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	149	—
1968	180	+20.8%
1975	132	−26.7%
1982	124	−6.1%
1990	111	−10.5%
1999	120	+8.1%
2008	116	−3.3%

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century (Historic monument).
• The medieval Maison de Varennes.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department