Châteauneuf-sur-Cher

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

Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Commune
A dry stone hut located at Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Coat of arms
Location of Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Châteauneuf-sur-Cher Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Coordinates: 46°51′30″N 2°19′02″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Trouy
Intercommunality	CC Arnon Boischaut Cher
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	William Pelletier
Area 1	21.97 km2 (8.48 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,394
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18058 /18190
Elevation	132–174 m (433–571 ft) (avg. 149 m or 489 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry comprising a large village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Cher, some 16 miles (26 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D940 with the D73, D35 and the D14 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,701	—
1968	1,783	+4.8%
1975	1,722	−3.4%
1982	1,657	−3.8%
1990	1,645	−0.7%
1999	1,614	−1.9%
2008	1,537	−4.8%

Sights

• The nineteenth-century church of Notre-Dame.
• A thirteenth-century castle.
• The twelfth-century church at the hamlet of Marigny.
• The winegrowers’ stone cabin at Marigny.

Personalities

• Ernest-Francois Mallard (1833–1894), mineralogist was born here.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

External links

• Châteauneuf-sur-Cher Basilica