Nozières, Cher

Nozières
Commune
The church of Saint-Paxent, in Nozières
Location of Nozières
Nozières Location within France Nozières Location within Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 46°43′55″N 2°26′06″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)	Franck Daumin
Area 1	10.35 km2 (4.00 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	235
• Density	22.7/km2 (58.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18169 /18200
Elevation	144–224 m (472–735 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nozières (French pronunciation: [nozjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising a village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Cher, some 24 miles (39 km) south of Bourges, at the junction of the D142 with the D925 roads. The A71 autoroute runs through the centre of the commune’s territory.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	189	—
1975	151	−3.16%
1982	154	+0.28%
1990	228	+5.03%
1999	231	+0.15%
2007	230	−0.05%
2012	231	+0.09%
2017	215	−1.43%
2023	235	+1.49%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church of St. Paxent, dating from the eleventh century.
• A sixteenth-century manorhouse.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department