Châteauneuf-sur-Cher

Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
A dry stone hut located at Châteauneuf-sur-Cher A dry stone hut located at Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Coat of arms of Châteauneuf-sur-Cher Coat of arms
Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Location within Centre region Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Intercommunality	Rives du Cher
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	William Pelletier
Area1	21.97 km2 (8.48 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,537
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18058 / 18190
Elevation	132–174 m (433–571 ft) (avg. 149 m or 489 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.

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

Geography

An area of farming and forestry comprising a large village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Cher, some 16 miles (26 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D940 with the D73, D35 and the D14 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,701	—
1968	1,783	+4.8%
1975	1,722	−3.4%
1982	1,657	−3.8%
1990	1,645	−0.7%
1999	1,614	−1.9%
2008	1,537	−4.8%

Sights

• The nineteenth-century church of Notre-Dame.
• A thirteenth-century castle.
• The twelfth-century church at the hamlet of Marigny.
• The winegrowers’ stone cabin at Marigny.

Personalities

• Ernest-Francois Mallard (1833–1894), mineralogist was born here.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Châteauneuf-sur-Cher Basilica
• Châteauneuf-sur-Cher on the Quid website (French)