Venesmes

Venesmes
Venesmes
	Commune
	The town hall in Venesmes
	Coat of arms
	Location of Venesmes
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	Coordinates: 46°50′24″N 2°18′51″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Trouy
Intercommunality	CC Arnon Boischaut Cher
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Bedouillat
Area 1	31.76 km2 (12.26 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	821
• Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18273 /18190
Elevation	131–188 m (430–617 ft) ; (avg. 148 m or 486 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Cher, about 17 miles (27 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D14, D73 and the D940 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	614	—
1968	618	+0.7%
1975	689	+11.5%
1982	669	−2.9%
1990	714	+6.7%
1999	739	+3.5%
2008	882	+19.4%

Sights

The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
The ruins of the fifteenth-century castle of Aigues-Mortes.

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References

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

External links

Annuaire Mairie website (in French)
Venesmes on the Quid website (in French)

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