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

Méry-sur-Cher
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Méry-sur-Cher
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Coordinates: 47°14′49″N 1°59′21″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Vierzon-2
Intercommunality	CC Vierzon-Sologne-Berry et Villages de la Forêt
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Rached Ait-Slimane
Area 1	20.91 km2 (8.07 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	694
• Density	33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18150 /18100
Elevation	93–158 m (305–518 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 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 village of farming and forestry situated by the banks of the Cher some 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Vierzon, at the junction of the N76 and the D211 roads. The now disused Canal de Berry passes through the south of the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	490	—
1968	515	+5.1%
1975	534	+3.7%
1982	555	+3.9%
1990	601	+8.3%
1999	625	+4.0%
2008	686	+9.8%

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
• The sixteenth-century chateau of Mery.
• The seventeenth-century chateau La Foret.
• The nineteenth-century chateau Gaillard.

Personalities

Cyprian Godebski (1835–1909), sculptor and painter was born here.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

External links

• Official commune website (in French)

На других языках

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- [en] Méry-sur-Cher

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[ru] Мери-сюр-Шер

Мери́-сюр-Шер (фр. Méry-sur-Cher) — коммуна во Франции, находится в регионе Центр. Департамент — Шер. Входит в состав кантона Вьерзон-2. Округ коммуны — Вьерзон.

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