La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
La Guerche-sur-l’Aubois is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
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Location of La Guerche-sur-l’Aubois 
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| Coordinates: 46°57′07″N 2°56′54″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois |
| Intercommunality | Portes du Berry |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Pierre Ducastel |
| Area 1 | 52.7 km2 (20.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 3,274 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18108 /18150 |
| Elevation | 175–222 m (574–728 ft) (avg. 181 m or 594 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 small town and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Aubois and the canal de Berry, some 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D920 and the D975 roads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 3,453 | — |
| 1968 | 3,717 | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 3,682 | −0.9% |
| 1982 | 3,326 | −9.7% |
| 1990 | 3,219 | −3.2% |
| 1999 | 3,397 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 3,403 | +0.2% |
Sights
- Vestiges of Gallo-Roman occupation.
- Two watermills, at Faguin and l'Oie.
- The church of St. Etienne, dating from the twelfth century.
- An old ironworks.
- The fifteenth-century manorhouse at Chezelles.
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See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
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- Official commune website (in French)
- La Guerche on the ‘Stations vertes’ website (in French)
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