Villeneuve-sur-Cher

Villeneuve-sur-Cher
Cher River
Villeneuve-sur-Cher
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Villeneuve-sur-Cher
Coordinates: 47°01′47″N 2°13′27″E / 47.0297°N 2.2242°ECoordinates: 47°01′47″N 2°13′27″E / 47.0297°N 2.2242°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Chârost
Intercommunality	Fercher - Pays florentais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Francis Ledys
Area^1	26.13 km^2 (10.09 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	422
• Density	16/km^2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18285 / 18400
Elevation	113–159 m (371–522 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.

Villeneuve-sur-Cher is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated on the banks of the river Cher, about 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D16 with the D35 and D27 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	372	—
1968	358	−3.8%
1975	321	−10.3%
1982	371	+15.6%
1990	425	+14.6%
1999	469	+10.4%
2008	422	−10.0%

Sights

• The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
• The fifteenth-century fortified house.
• The seventeenth-century manorhouse at Galifart.
• The medieval Beau tower.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Villeneuve-sur-Cher on the Quid website (French)