Moulins-sur-Yèvre

Moulins-sur-Yèvre
Moulins-sur-Yèvre
Administration
Country	France
Region	Centre
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Baugy
Intercommunality	Terroirs d’Angillon
Mayor	Jean-Paul Berger (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	132–172 m (433–564 ft) (avg. 140 m/460 ft)
Land area1	15.33 km2 (5.92 sq mi)
Population2	601  (2008)
- Density	39 /km2 (100 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18158/ 18390
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°05′01″N 2°31′05″E / 47.0836111111°N 2.51805555556°E / 47.0836111111; 2.51805555556

Moulins-sur-Yèvre 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 Yèvre, some 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D46 with the N151 and the D156 roads.

Population

Historical population of Moulins-sur-Yèvre

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
407	445	421	369	382	466	601

Places of interest

• The church of St. Austrégésile, dating from the twelfth century.
• The chateau of Moulins.
• The fifteenth century chateau of Maubranches.
• The chapel of Notre-Dame at Liesse, rebuilt in 1872.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Postcard photos of the commune (French)
• Moulins-sur-Yèvre on the Quid website (French)