Méry-sur-Cher

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

Méry-sur-Cher
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Méry-sur-Cher
Méry-sur-Cher
Méry-sur-Cher
Coordinates: 47°14′49″N 1°59′21″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementVierzon
CantonVierzon-2
IntercommunalityCC Vierzon-Sologne-Berry et Villages de la Forêt
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Rached Ait-Slimane
Area
1
20.91 km2 (8.07 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
694
 • Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18150 /18100
Elevation93–158 m (305–518 ft)
(avg. 140 m or 460 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A village of farming and forestry situated by the banks of the Cher some 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Vierzon, at the junction of the N76 and the D211 roads. The now disused Canal de Berry passes through the south of the commune.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962490—    
1968515+5.1%
1975534+3.7%
1982555+3.9%
1990601+8.3%
1999625+4.0%
2008686+9.8%

Sights
  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The sixteenth-century chateau of Mery.
  • The seventeenth-century chateau La Foret.
  • The nineteenth-century chateau Gaillard.

Personalities

Cyprian Godebski (1835–1909), sculptor and painter was born here.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
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