Colombiers, Cher
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| Coordinates: 46°42′06″N 2°32′27″E / 46.7017°N 2.5408°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Intercommunality | Cœur de France |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Bone[1] |
Area 1 | 9.51 km2 (3.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 410 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18069 /18200 |
| Elevation | 153–210 m (502–689 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Colombiers (French pronunciation: [kɔlɔ̃bje] ⓘ) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Geography
A village of farming and forestry situated in the Cher valley some 31 miles (50 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D101 with the D2144 and the D141 roads.
The Point of Inaccessibility for France (furthest point from any border) lies in Colombiers at 46° 41.925’ N, 2° 32.457’ W.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 255 | — |
| 1968 | 258 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 227 | −12.0% |
| 1982 | 260 | +14.5% |
| 1990 | 320 | +23.1% |
| 1999 | 356 | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 397 | +11.5% |
Sights
- The thirteenth-century church of St. Martin.
- The fifteenth-century castle, the chateau of La Salle
- A watermill, le moulin du Bas.
- A seventeenth-century stone cross.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "French Point of Inaccessibility". inaccessibility.net. 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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