Achères (French pronunciation: [aʃɛʁ] (listen)) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
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Coordinates: 47°16′44″N 2°26′58″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
Arrondissement | Bourges |
Canton | Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny |
Intercommunality | Terres du Haut Berry |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | André Jouanin[1] |
Area 1 | 12.75 km2 (4.92 sq mi) |
Population | 380 |
• Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 18001 /18250 |
Elevation | 211–317 m (692–1,040 ft) (avg. 231 m or 758 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
A farming area comprising the village and a hamlet situated some 14 miles (23 km) north of Bourges, near the junction of the D20 and the D940 roads.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 265 | — |
1975 | 227 | −2.19% |
1982 | 273 | +2.67% |
1990 | 335 | +2.59% |
1999 | 354 | +0.61% |
2007 | 352 | −0.07% |
2012 | 378 | +1.44% |
2017 | 380 | +0.11% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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