Villequiers

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Villequiers

|commune status = Commune

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Villequiers (Cher).svg

|arrondissement = Bourges

|canton = Avord

|INSEE = 18286

|postal code = 18800

|mayor = Pascal Méreau{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=4 May 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CC La Septaine

|coordinates = {{coord|47.0703|2.8056|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 232

|elevation min m = 174

|elevation max m = 216

|area km2 = 29.49

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

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

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

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Villequiers ({{IPA|fr|vilkje}}) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Vauvise, about {{convert|19|mi|km}} east of Bourges, at the junction of the D12 with the D93 and D72 roads. The Vauvise flows north-northeast through the eastern part of the commune.

Population

{{Historical populations

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|1962|504

|1968|534

|1975|527

|1982|433

|1990|466

|1999|446

|2008|520

}}

Sights

The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
The ruins of a thirteenth-century castle.
The sixteenth-century chateau and its park.
The medieval watermill at the hamlet of Berry.

References

External links

[http://www.villequiers.fr Official commune website] {{in lang|fr}}

Category:Communes of Cher (department)