Maisonnais

Maisonnais
Maisonnais
Administration
Country	France
Region	Centre
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Le Châtelet
Mayor	Jean-Paul DuPlessis (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	182–247 m (597–810 ft) (avg. 240 m/790 ft)
Land area1	26.95 km2 (10.41 sq mi)
Population2	213  (2008)
- Density	8 /km2 (21 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18135/ 18170
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°38′27″N 2°12′59″E / 46.6408333333°N 2.21638888889°E / 46.6408333333; 2.21638888889

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

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets, situated by the banks of the river Sinaise some 32 miles (51 km) south of Bourges, on the D65 road and at the junction of the D70 and the D951 roads. The river forms much of the commune’s south-western border with the department of Indre.

Population

Historical population of Maisonnais

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
333	389	326	276	239	221	213

Places of interest

• The remains of several buildings from the medieval priory.
• The church of Sts.Peter&Paul, dating from the twelfth century.
• The ornamental gardens of the priory.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• The priory gardens at Maisonnais (French)
• Maisonnais on the Quid website (French)