Méreau
Méreau | |
|---|---|
 The Chateau of Autry | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Méreau  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Vierzon |
| Canton | Lury-sur-Arnon |
| Intercommunality | Vals de Cher et d'Arnon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Alain Mornay |
| Area 1 | 18.65 km2 (7.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 2,278 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18148 /18120 |
| Elevation | 95–136 m (312–446 ft) (avg. 114 m or 374 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Méreau is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
Geography
An area of farming and forestry, comprising the main village and five other villages and hamlets, situated by the banks of the river Arnon immediately south of Vierzon, at the junction of the D320, D18e and the D918 roads. Junction 7 of the A20 is within the commune’s borders.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 857 | — |
| 1968 | 979 | +14.2% |
| 1975 | 1,352 | +38.1% |
| 1982 | 1,756 | +29.9% |
| 1990 | 1,989 | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 2,002 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 2,278 | +13.8% |
Sights
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The fifteenth-century chateau of Chevilly, with a dovecote and seventeenth century mill.
- The sixteenth-century chateau of Autry.
See also
References
External links
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