Moulins-sur-Yèvre
Appearance
Moulins-sur-Yèvre | |
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Coordinates: 47°05′01″N 2°31′05″E / 47.0836°N 2.5181°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
Arrondissement | Bourges |
Canton | Avord |
Intercommunality | CC Terres du Haut Berry |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Fabien Chausse[1] |
Area 1 | 15.33 km2 (5.92 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 850 |
• Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 18158 /18390 |
Elevation | 132–172 m (433–564 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Moulins-sur-Yèvre (French pronunciation: [mulɛ̃ syʁ jɛvʁ], literally Moulins on Yèvre) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Geography
[edit]A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Yèvre, some 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D46 with the N151 and the D156 roads.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 407 | — |
1968 | 445 | +9.3% |
1975 | 421 | −5.4% |
1982 | 369 | −12.4% |
1990 | 382 | +3.5% |
1999 | 466 | +22.0% |
2008 | 601 | +29.0% |
Sights
[edit]- The church of St. Austrégésile, dating from the twelfth century.
- The chateau of Moulins.
- The fifteenth-century chateau of Maubranches.
- The chapel of Notre-Dame at Liesse, rebuilt in 1872.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Moulins-sur-Yèvre.
- Postcard photos of the commune (in French)