Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux

Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux
Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux
Coordinates: 46°41′14″N 2°28′46″E / 46.6872°N 2.4794°ECoordinates: 46°41′14″N 2°28′46″E / 46.6872°N 2.4794°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Saulzais-le-Potier
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes "des Terres du Grand Meaulnes"
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Daniel Fourre
Area^1	15.61 km^2 (6.03 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	395
• Density	25/km^2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18209 / 18200
Elevation	152–218 m (499–715 ft) (avg. 223 m or 732 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.

Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising two villages and a couple of hamlets situated in the valley of the river Cher, about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Bourges on the D143 road at its junction with the D64 and the D951 roads. The A71 autoroute passes through the northern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	275	—
1968	308	+12.0%
1975	292	−5.2%
1982	302	+3.4%
1990	373	+23.5%
1999	357	−4.3%
2008	395	+10.6%

Sights

• Two churches, of St. Paul and St. Georges, both dating from the twelfth century.
• The sixteenth-century chzteau of Poisieux.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Annuaire Marie website (French)
• Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux on the Quid website (French)