Torteron
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region IBT Kashipur | |
Coordinates: 47°01′24″N 2°58′01″E / 47.0233°N 2.9669°ECoordinates: 47°01′24″N 2°58′01″E / 47.0233°N 2.9669°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
Canton | La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Serge Mechin |
Area1 | 13.53 km2 (5.22 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 809 |
• Density | 60/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 18265 / 244713 |
Elevation |
167–208 m (548–682 ft) (avg. 210 m or 690 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. |
Torteron is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
Geography
An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated on the banks of both the canal de Berry and the river Aubois, about 21 miles (34 km) east of Bourges at the junction of the D50 with the D26 road.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 778 | — |
1968 | 869 | +11.7% |
1975 | 871 | +0.2% |
1982 | 826 | −5.2% |
1990 | 793 | −4.0% |
1999 | 738 | −6.9% |
2008 | 809 | +9.6% |
Sights
- The church of St. Pierre and St. Paul, dating from the nineteenth century.
- Some Roman remains.
- The fifteenth-century manorhouse at Milly.
- The seventeenth-century manorhouse at Bertin.
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Torteron. |
- Annuaire Marie website (French)
- Torteron on the Quid website (French)
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