Oizon

Oizon
Commune
The Château of La Verrerie
Location of Oizon
Oizon Oizon
Coordinates: 47°28′30″N 2°30′58″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Aubigny-sur-Nère
Intercommunality	Sauldre et Sologne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marc Ruiz
Area 1	62.03 km2 (23.95 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	667
• Density	11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18170 /18700
Elevation	184–326 m (604–1,070 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

An area of streams, lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 26 miles (42 km) north of Bourges at the junction of the D923, D39, D213 roads and also on the D7, D89 and D21 roads. The rivers Nère and Oizenotte flow through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	596	—
1968	701	+17.6%
1975	660	−5.8%
1982	725	+9.8%
1990	776	+7.0%
1999	752	−3.1%
2008	722	−4.0%

Sights

• The church of St. Martial, dating from the thirteenth century.
• Château de la Verrerie (Cher)
• A watermill.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department