Méreau (French pronunciation: [meʁo]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Méreau
The Chateau of Autry
The Chateau of Autry
Coat of arms of Méreau
Location of Méreau
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Méreau is located in France
Méreau
Méreau
Méreau is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Méreau
Méreau
Coordinates: 47°09′50″N 2°03′06″E / 47.1639°N 2.0517°E / 47.1639; 2.0517
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementVierzon
CantonMehun-sur-Yèvre
IntercommunalityCC Cœur de Berry
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Mornay[1]
Area
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18.65 km2 (7.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,644
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18148 /18120
Elevation95–136 m (312–446 ft)
(avg. 114 m or 374 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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An area of farming and forestry, comprising the main village and five other villages and hamlets, situated by the banks of the river Arnon immediately south of Vierzon, at the junction of the D320, D18e and the D918 roads. Junction 7 of the A20 is within the commune’s borders.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 979—    
1975 1,352+4.72%
1982 1,756+3.81%
1990 2,020+1.77%
1999 2,074+0.29%
2007 2,216+0.83%
2012 2,491+2.37%
2017 2,610+0.94%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

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  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The fifteenth-century chateau of Chevilly, with a dovecote and seventeenth century mill.
  • The sixteenth-century chateau of Autry.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE