Villeneuve-sur-Cher

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Michel Herault^[1]Area26.13 km² (10.09 sq mi)Population406 • Density16/km² (40/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation113–159 m (371–522 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villeneuve-sur-Cher (French pronunciation: [vilnœv syʁ ʃɛʁ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated on the banks of the river Cher, about 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D16 with the D35 and D27 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	372	—
1968	358	−3.8%
1975	321	−10.3%
1982	371	+15.6%
1990	425	+14.6%
1999	469	+10.4%
2008	422	−10.0%

Sights

• The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
• The fifteenth-century fortified house.
• The seventeenth-century manorhouse at Galifart.
• The medieval Beau tower.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References