Méreau

Méreau
Méreau
Administration
Country	France
Region	Centre
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Lury-sur-Arnon
Intercommunality	Vals de Cher et d'Arnon
Mayor	Alain Mornay (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	95–136 m (312–446 ft) (avg. 114 m/374 ft)
Land area1	18.65 km2 (7.20 sq mi)
Population2	2,278  (2008)
- Density	122 /km2 (320 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18148/ 18120
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: 47°09′50″N 2°03′06″E / 47.1638888889°N 2.05166666667°E / 47.1638888889; 2.05166666667

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

Geography

An area of farming and forestry, comprising the main village and five other villages and hamlets, situated by the banks of the river Arnon immediately south of Vierzon, at the junction of the D320, D18e and the D918 roads. Junction 7 of the A20 is within the commune’s borders.

Population

Historical population of Méreau

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
857	979	1352	1756	1989	2002	2278

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The fifteenth century Château de Chevilly, with a dovecote and seventeenth century mill.
• The sixteenth century Château d'Autry.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Méreau on the Quid website (French)