Villeneuve-sur-Cher

Villeneuve-sur-Cher
Commune
The river Cher
Location of Villeneuve-sur-Cher
Villeneuve-sur-Cher Location within France Villeneuve-sur-Cher Location within Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°01′47″N 2°13′27″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Chârost
Intercommunality	CC FerCher
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Herault
Area 1	26.13 km2 (10.09 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	402
• Density	15.4/km2 (39.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18285 /18400
Elevation	113–159 m (371–522 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villeneuve-sur-Cher (French pronunciation: [vilnœv syʁ ʃɛʁ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated on the banks of the river Cher, about 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D16 with the D35 and D27 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	358	—
1975	321	−1.55%
1982	371	+2.09%
1990	425	+1.71%
1999	469	+1.10%
2007	417	−1.46%
2012	454	+1.71%
2017	444	−0.44%
2023	402	−1.64%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
• The fifteenth-century fortified house.
• The seventeenth-century manorhouse at Galifart.
• The medieval Beau tower.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department