Châteauneuf-sur-Cher

Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Administration
Country	France
Region	Centre
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Intercommunality	Rives du Cher
Mayor	William Pelletier (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	132–174 m (433–571 ft) (avg. 149 m/489 ft)
Land area1	21.97 km2 (8.48 sq mi)
Population2	1,537  (2008)
- Density	70 /km2 (180 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18058/ 18190
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°51′30″N 2°19′02″E / 46.8583333333°N 2.31722222222°E / 46.8583333333; 2.31722222222

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 of Châteauneuf-sur-Cher

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
1701	1783	1722	1657	1645	1614	1537

Places of interest

• 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)