Colombiers, Cher

Colombiers
Colombiers
Administration
Country	France
Region	Centre
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Intercommunality	Cœur de France
Mayor	Daniel Bone (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	153–210 m (502–690 ft) (avg. 170 m/560 ft)
Land area1	9.51 km2 (3.67 sq mi)
Population2	397  (2008)
- Density	42 /km2 (110 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18069/ 18200
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.

Coordinates: 46°42′06″N 2°32′27″E / 46.7016666667°N 2.54083333333°E / 46.7016666667; 2.54083333333

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

Geography

A village of farming and forestry situated in the Cher River valley some 31 miles (50 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D101 with the D2144 and the D141 roads.

Population

Historical population of Colombiers, Cher

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
255	258	227	260	320	356	397

Places of interest

• The thirteenth century church of St.Martin.
• The fifteenth century castle, the Château de La Salle
• A watermill, le moulin du Bas.
• A seventeenth century stone cross.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Colombiers on the Quid website (French)