Rians, Cher

Rians
The church of Saint-Christophe, in Rians The church of Saint-Christophe, in Rians
Rians
Location within Centre region Rians
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Les Aix-d'Angillon
Intercommunality	Terroirs d’Angillon
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	François Gaudry
Area1	32.41 km2 (12.51 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,051
• Density	32/km2 (84/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18194 / 18220
Elevation	155–256 m (509–840 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 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.

Rians is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of farming and some associated light industry comprising the village and two hamlets situated on the banks of the small river Quatier, about 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D12, D24 and the D154 roads. An unusual kind of fresh (unpasteurised) cheese, Faisselle Rians, is produced here.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	604	—
1968	667	+10.4%
1975	731	+9.6%
1982	836	+14.4%
1990	984	+17.7%
1999	1,017	+3.4%
2008	1,051	+3.3%

Sights

• The church of St. Christophe, dating from the twelfth century.
• The fifteenth-century chateau of Sery.
• The two watermills of Malvette and Ecorce.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Rians on the Quid website (French)