Neuvy-Deux-Clochers

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Neuvy-Deux-Clochers
The house of Jean Linard
The house of Jean Linard
Coat of arms of Neuvy-Deux-Clochers
Coat of arms
Neuvy-Deux-Clochers is located in France
Neuvy-Deux-Clochers
Neuvy-Deux-Clochers
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Location within Centre region
Neuvy-Deux-Clochers is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Neuvy-Deux-Clochers
Neuvy-Deux-Clochers
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Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Henrichemont
Intercommunality Hautes Terres en Haut Berry
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean François Turpault
Area1 16.5 km2 (6.4 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 306
 • Density 19/km2 (48/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18163 / 18250
Elevation 242–414 m (794–1,358 ft)
(avg. 260 m or 850 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.

Neuvy-Deux-Clochers 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 some 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D49 with the D74 and D196 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 369 —    
1968 422 +14.4%
1975 384 −9.0%
1982 345 −10.2%
1990 305 −11.6%
1999 282 −7.5%
2008 306 +8.5%

Sights

  • The church of St. Jean-Baptiste, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The tower of the 12th-century Vèvre castle at the hamlet of La Tour.

See also

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