Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux

Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ pwazjø]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux
Location of Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux
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Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux is located in France
Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux
Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux
Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux
Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux
Coordinates: 46°41′14″N 2°28′46″E / 46.6872°N 2.4794°E / 46.6872; 2.4794
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonChâteaumeillant
IntercommunalityBerry Grand Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Béatrice Beurdin[1]
Area
1
15.61 km2 (6.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
439
 • Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18209 /18200
Elevation152–218 m (499–715 ft)
(avg. 223 m or 732 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming area comprising two villages and a couple of hamlets situated in the valley of the river Cher, about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Bourges on the D143 road at its junction with the D64 and the D951 roads. The A71 autoroute passes through the northern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962275—    
1968308+12.0%
1975292−5.2%
1982302+3.4%
1990373+23.5%
1999357−4.3%
2008395+10.6%

Sights

  • Two churches, of St. Paul and St. Georges, both dating from the twelfth century.
  • The sixteenth-century château of Poisieux.

See also

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