Châteauneuf-sur-Cher

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Châteauneuf-sur-Cher

|commune status = Commune

|image = Vue de Châteauneuf-sur-Cher depuis Venesmes.JPG

|caption = A dry stone hut located at Châteauneuf-sur-Cher

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Châteauneuf-sur-Cher (Cher).svg

|arrondissement = Saint-Amand-Montrond

|canton = Trouy

|INSEE = 18058

|postal code = 18190

|mayor = William Pelletier{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CC Arnon Boischaut Cher

|coordinates = {{coord|46.8583|2.3172|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 149

|elevation min m = 132

|elevation max m = 174

|area km2 = 21.97

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Châteauneuf-sur-Cher ({{IPA|fr|ʃɑtonœf syʁ ʃɛʁ}}) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry comprising a large village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Cher, some {{convert|16|mi|km}} south of Bourges at the junction of the D940 with the D73, D35 and the D14 roads.

Population

{{Historical populations

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|1962|1701

|1968|1783

|1975|1722

|1982|1657

|1990|1645

|1999|1614

|2008|1537

}}

Sights

The nineteenth-century church of Notre-Dame.
A thirteenth-century castle.
The twelfth-century church at the hamlet of Marigny.
The winegrowers’ stone cabin at Marigny.

Personalities

Ernest-Francois Mallard (1833–1894), mineralogist was born here.

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927045601/http://www.berry-passion.com/chateaun1.jpg Châteauneuf-sur-Cher Basilica]

Category:Communes of Cher (department)

Category:Berry, France