Montlouis

Montlouis
Montlouis
Administration
Country	France
Region	Centre
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Lignières
Mayor	Pierre Beaujean (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	152–181 m (499–594 ft) (avg. 180 m/590 ft)
Land area1	18.98 km2 (7.33 sq mi)
Population2	116  (2008)
- Density	6 /km2 (16 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18152/ 18160
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°48′54″N 2°14′27″E / 46.815°N 2.24083333333°E / 46.815; 2.24083333333

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

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets, situated some 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D15 with the D940 road. The small river Auzon flows through the north of the commune.

Population

Historical population of Montlouis

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
149	180	132	124	111	120	116

Places of interest

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century (Historic monument).
• The medieval Maison de Varennes.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Montlouis on the Quid website (French)