Lunery

Lunery is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Lunery
Commune
The church of Saint-Albert, in Lunery
Location of Lunery
Lunery
Lunery
Coordinates: 46°56′10″N 2°16′19″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonChârost
IntercommunalityFercher - Pays florentais
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Claude Foutiau
Area
1
32.87 km2 (12.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,570
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18133 /18400
Elevation121–173 m (397–568 ft)
(avg. 135 m or 443 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A forestry and farming area comprising two villages and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Cher, some 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D103, D88, D35 and the D27 roads. The commune is served by a TER railway link to Bourges.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19622,266—    
19682,329+2.8%
19752,440+4.8%
19822,021−17.2%
19901,665−17.6%
19991,487−10.7%
20081,469−1.2%

Sights
  • The church of St. Privé, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The chateau at Champroy.
  • The church of St. Albert at Rosières, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The fifteenth-century manorhouse de La Vergne.
  • A watermill, in ruins.
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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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