Osmery (French pronunciation: [omʁi]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. On 1 January 2024, the former commune of Lugny-Bourbonnais was merged into Osmery.[3]

Osmery
The church of Saint-Julien, in Osmery
The church of Saint-Julien, in Osmery
Location of Osmery
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Osmery is located in France
Osmery
Osmery
Osmery is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Osmery
Osmery
Coordinates: 46°56′08″N 2°39′21″E / 46.9356°N 2.6558°E / 46.9356; 2.6558
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonDun-sur-Auron
IntercommunalityCC Le Dunois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Desjean[1]
Area
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26.94 km2 (10.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
272
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18173 /18130
Elevation161–199 m (528–653 ft)
(avg. 169 m or 554 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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A farming area comprising a village and several hamlets situated some 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Bourges, near the junction of the D10 with the D2076 and D166 roads. The village lies on the right bank of the Airain, which flows west-northwest through the southern part of the commune.

Population

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Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2024.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006 276—    
2012 320+2.50%
2017 298−1.41%
2021 272−2.26%
Source: INSEE[4][5][6][7]

Sights

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  • The church of St. Julien, dating from the twelfth century
  • The fifteenth-century chateau of Défens
  • A seventeenth-century chapel

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). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arrêté du 19 septembre 2023 portant création de la commune nouvelle d'Osmery, retrieved 4 January 2024
  4. ^ Populations légales 2006: 18 Cher, INSEE
  5. ^ Populations légales 2012: 18 Cher, INSEE
  6. ^ Populations légales 2017: 18 Cher, INSEE
  7. ^ Populations légales 2021: 18 Cher, INSEE
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