Osmery

Osmery
Osmery
Administration
Country	France
Region	Centre
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Dun-sur-Auron
Intercommunality	Le Dunois
Mayor	Patrick de Brunier (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	161–199 m (528–653 ft) (avg. 169 m/554 ft)
Land area1	21.27 km2 (8.21 sq mi)
Population2	266  (2008)
- Density	13 /km2 (34 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18173/ 18130
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°56′08″N 2°39′21″E / 46.9355555556°N 2.65583333333°E / 46.9355555556; 2.65583333333

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

Geography

A farming area comprising a village and several hamlets situated some 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Bourges, near the junction of the D10 with the D2076 and D166 roads. The village lies on the right bank of the Airain, which flows west-northwestward through the southern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population of Osmery

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
435	419	371	309	276	254	266

Places of interest

• The church of St. Julien, dating from the twelfth century.
• The fifteenth century chateau de Défens.
• A seventeenth century chapel.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Annuaire Marie website (French)
• Osmery on the Quid website (French)