Achères, Cher

Achères
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Achères
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Coordinates: 47°16′44″N 2°26′58″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny
Intercommunality	Terres du Haut Berry
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	André Jouanin
Area 1	12.75 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	348
• Density	27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18001 /18250
Elevation	211–317 m (692–1,040 ft) (avg. 231 m or 758 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a hamlet situated some 14 miles (23 km) north of Bourges, near the junction of the D20 and the D940 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	355	—
2007	352	−0.8%
2008	350	−0.6%
2009	360	+2.9%
2010	371	+3.1%
2011	382	+3.0%
2012	378	−1.0%
2013	376	−0.5%
2014	377	+0.3%
2015	378	+0.3%
2016	379	+0.3%

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round

Election		Winning Candidate	Party	%
style="background-color: Template:En Marche!/meta/color" |	2017	Emmanuel Macron	EM	59.26
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" |	2012	François Hollande	PS	56.84
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" |	2007	Ségolène Royal	PS	52.96
style="background-color: Template:Rally for the Republic/meta/color" |	2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	78.22

Places of interest

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

External links

• A photo link to the war memorial
• Achères on the Quid website (in French)