Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux

Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ le.z‿etjø]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux
The church of Saint-Pierre, in Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux
The church of Saint-Pierre, in Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux
Coat of arms of Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux
Location of Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux
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Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux is located in France
Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux
Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux
Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux
Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux
Coordinates: 46°44′20″N 2°35′40″E / 46.7389°N 2.5944°E / 46.7389; 2.5944
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonDun-sur-Auron
IntercommunalityCC Cœur de France
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Gérard Marteau[1]
Area
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27.34 km2 (10.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
739
 • Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18231 /18210
Elevation161–291 m (528–955 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Marmande and the canal de Berry, about 28 miles (45 km) southeast of Bourges near the junction of the D136 with the D6 and D951 roads.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962784—    
1968833+6.2%
1975692−16.9%
1982636−8.1%
1990759+19.3%
1999791+4.2%
2008733−7.3%

Sights

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  • The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A fifteenth-century manorhouse.
  • Two eighteenth-century houses.
  • An old stone cross.
  • A watermill.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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