Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée
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Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée | |
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Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
Arrondissement | Vierzon |
Canton | Graçay |
Intercommunality | Vallées vertes du Cher Ouest |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Vincent Faucheux |
Area1 | 22.83 km2 (8.81 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 341 |
• Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 18210 / 18100 |
Elevation | 91–151 m (299–495 ft) (avg. 122 m or 400 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
Geography
A farming area comprising the village and a hamlet situated in the Cher River valley, about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Vierzon at the junction of the D163, D90 and D19 roads.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 398 | — |
1968 | 401 | +0.8% |
1975 | 347 | −13.5% |
1982 | 367 | +5.8% |
1990 | 590 | +60.8% |
1999 | 601 | +1.9% |
2008 | 641 | +6.7% |
Sights
- The church of St. Georges, dating from the twelfth century.
- The château de Rozay, dating from the fifteenth century.
- A sixteenth-century priory on the foundations of the old abbey of Dèvres.
- A museum and art gallery.
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