Saint-Germain-des-Bois, Cher

Saint-Germain-des-Bois
Saint-Germain-des-Bois
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Saint-Germain-des-Bois
Coordinates: 46°54′50″N 2°26′39″E / 46.9139°N 2.4442°ECoordinates: 46°54′50″N 2°26′39″E / 46.9139°N 2.4442°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Dun-sur-Auron
Intercommunality	Le Dunois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Guy Villaudy
Area^1	29 km^2 (11 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	576
• Density	20/km^2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18212 / 18340
Elevation	162–184 m (531–604 ft) (avg. 163 m or 535 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-Germain-des-Bois is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated about 13 miles (21 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D28 and the D132 roads. The A71 autoroute passes through the northwestern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	473	—
1968	515	+8.9%
1975	545	+5.8%
1982	557	+2.2%
1990	594	+6.6%
1999	547	−7.9%
2008	576	+5.3%

Sights

• The church of St. Germain, dating from the twelfth century.
• Traces of a Roman road.
• Two neolithic menhirs.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official commune website (French)
• Official website (French)
• Saint-Germain-des-Bois on the Quid website (French)