Nérondes
Nérondes | |
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Railway station | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Nérondes | |
Nérondes Nérondes | |
| Coordinates: 46°59′54″N 2°49′13″E / 46.9983°N 2.8203°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Nérondes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Ferrand[1] |
Area 1 | 34 km2 (13 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,412 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18160 /18350 |
| Elevation | 176–252 m (577–827 ft) (avg. 189 m or 620 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Nérondes (French pronunciation: [neʁɔ̃d]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The philologist Antoine Cabaton (1863–1942) was born in Nérondes.
Geography
An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming comprising a village and several hamlets situated some 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D976 with the D6, D26 and D43 roads. The rivers Vauvise and Airain have their sources in the commune.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 1,111 | — |
| 1968 | 1,306 | +17.6% |
| 1975 | 1,305 | −0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,343 | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 1,521 | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 1,618 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 1,486 | −8.2% |
Sights
- The church of St. Etienne, dating from the twelfth century.
- A sixteenth-century washhouse.
- The thirteenth-century chateau of Verrières.
- Some Gallo-Roman remains.
- A feudal motte.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nérondes.
- Official website of the commune (in French)