Colombiers, Cher
Appearance
Colombiers | |
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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 (2021)[2] | 412 |
• 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
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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "French Point of Inaccessibility". inaccessibility.net. 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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