Méry-ès-Bois

Méry-ès-Bois
The Abbey of Loroy, in Méry-ès-Bois, in 1987
Méry-ès-Bois
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Méry-ès-Bois
Coordinates: 47°19′31″N 2°21′46″E / 47.3253°N 2.3627°ECoordinates: 47°19′31″N 2°21′46″E / 47.3253°N 2.3627°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	La Chapelle-d'Angillon
Intercommunality	Sauldre et Sologne
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michael Désir
Area^1	91.59 km^2 (35.36 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	614
• Density	6.7/km^2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18149 / 18380
Elevation	171–293 m (561–961 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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Méry-ès-Bois is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A large area of streams, lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 16 miles (26 km) north of Bourges at the junction of the D22, D58 and the D168 roads and also on the D926 and D940. Two rivers have their source here, the Mocquart and the Guette and the Barangeon river flows through the middle of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	771	—
1968	778	+0.9%
1975	708	−9.0%
1982	637	−10.0%
1990	659	+3.5%
1999	616	−6.5%
2008	614	−0.3%

Sights

• The church of St. Firmin, dating from the eleventh century.
• The thirteenth-century abbey of Loroy.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Méry-ès-Bois on the Quid website (French)