Maisonnais

Maisonnais
Maisonnais
	Commune
	The church of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul, in Maisonnais
	Location of Maisonnais
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	Coordinates: 46°38′27″N 2°12′59″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Châteaumeillant
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Paul DuPlessis
Area 1	26.95 km2 (10.41 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	239
• Density	8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18135 /18170
Elevation	182–247 m (597–810 ft) ; (avg. 240 m or 790 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets, situated by the banks of the river Sinaise some 32 miles (51 km) south of Bourges, on the D65 road and at the junction of the D70 and the D951 roads. The river forms much of the commune’s southwestern border with the department of Indre.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	333	—
1968	389	+16.8%
1975	326	−16.2%
1982	276	−15.3%
1990	239	−13.4%
1999	221	−7.5%
2008	213	−3.6%

Sights

The remains of several buildings from the medieval priory.
The church of Saints Peter and Paul, dating from the twelfth century.
The ornamental gardens of the priory.

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References

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

External links

The priory gardens at Maisonnais (in French)

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[1] "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.