Léré, Cher

Léré
The collegiate church of Saint-Martin, in Léré
Coat of arms
Léré
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Léré
Coordinates: 47°28′15″N 2°52′26″E / 47.4708°N 2.8739°ECoordinates: 47°28′15″N 2°52′26″E / 47.4708°N 2.8739°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Léré
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Patrice de Lamerville
Area^1	15.98 km^2 (6.17 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	1,217
• Density	76/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18125 / 18240
Elevation	132–198 m (433–650 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Léré is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising a very small town and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Loire lateral canal in the valley of the river Loire, some 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D951, D751 and the D42 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	923	—
1968	923	+0.0%
1975	880	−4.7%
1982	925	+5.1%
1990	1,161	+25.5%
1999	1,296	+11.6%
2008	1,217	−6.1%

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the fourteenth century.
• A fifteenth-century manorhouse.
• The chateau of Villate, dating from the fifteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Léré on the Quid website (French)