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For other uses, see Méreau (disambiguation). Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
Méreau
Commune
The Chateau of AutryThe Chateau of Autry
Coat of arms of MéreauCoat of arms
Location of Méreau
Méreau is located in FranceMéreauMéreauShow map of FranceMéreau is located in Centre-Val de LoireMéreauMéreauShow map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°09′50″N 2°03′06″E / 47.1639°N 2.0517°E / 47.1639; 2.0517
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementVierzon
CantonMehun-sur-Yèvre
IntercommunalityCC Cœur de Berry
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Mornay
Area18.65 km (7.20 sq mi)
Population2,644
 • Density140/km (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code18148 /18120
Elevation95–136 m (312–446 ft)
(avg. 114 m or 374 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Méreau (French pronunciation: [meʁo]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry, comprising the main village and five other villages and hamlets, situated by the banks of the river Arnon immediately south of Vierzon, at the junction of the D320, D18e and the D918 roads. Junction 7 of the A20 is within the commune’s borders.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 979—    
1975 1,352+4.72%
1982 1,756+3.81%
1990 2,020+1.77%
1999 2,074+0.29%
2007 2,216+0.83%
2012 2,491+2.37%
2017 2,610+0.94%
Source: INSEE

Sights

  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The fifteenth-century chateau of Chevilly, with a dovecote and seventeenth century mill.
  • The sixteenth-century chateau of Autry.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Communes of the Cher department
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