Saint-Germain-du-Puy

Saint-Germain-du-Puy is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Saint-Germain-du-Puy
Commune
Saint-Germain-du-Puy railway station
Location of Saint-Germain-du-Puy
Saint-Germain-du-Puy Show map of France Saint-Germain-du-Puy Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°06′00″N 2°28′55″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Saint-Germain-du-Puy
Intercommunality	CA Bourges Plus
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Maxime Camuzat
Area ^1	21.63 km^2 (8.35 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	5,085
• Density	240/km^2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18213 /18390
Elevation	126–174 m (413–571 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An area of both farming and light industry comprising a small suburban town and several hamlets situated on the banks of the rivers Colin and Yèvre, immediately east of Bourges at the junction of the N151 with the N142, D955 and D151 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,047	—
1968	1,814	+73.3%
1975	4,262	+135.0%
1982	4,997	+17.2%
1990	5,085	+1.8%
1999	5,007	−1.5%
2008	4,806	−4.0%

The median age of the population in Saint-Germain-du-Puy is roughly 75.

Sights

• The church of St. Germain, dating from the twentieth century.
• The château de Villemenard, built in the sixteenth century, now a farm.
• The two 16th-century watermills.
• The remains of a Roman aqueduct.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

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