Saint-Pierre-les-Bois

Saint-Pierre-les-Bois is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Saint-Pierre-les-Bois
The town hall in Saint-Pierre-les-Bois
Location of Saint-Pierre-les-Bois
Saint-Pierre-les-Bois
Saint-Pierre-les-Bois
Coordinates: 46°39′55″N 2°16′47″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonChâteaumeillant
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Philippe Auroir
Area
1
20.38 km2 (7.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
287
  Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18230 /18170
Elevation170–233 m (558–764 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 farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Portefeuille, about 32 miles (51 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D69 with the D3 road. The river Arnon forms a small part of the commune’s northern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962387    
1968401+3.6%
1975281−29.9%
1982302+7.5%
1990299−1.0%
1999305+2.0%
2008318+4.3%

Sights

  • The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century (historic monument).
  • Two eighteenth-century houses.
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See also

References

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