Cerbois

Cerbois
The church of Saint-Martin
Coat of arms
Cerbois
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Cerbois
Coordinates: 47°06′50″N 2°05′39″E / 47.1139°N 2.0942°ECoordinates: 47°06′50″N 2°05′39″E / 47.1139°N 2.0942°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Lury-sur-Arnon
Intercommunality	Vals de Cher et d'Arnon
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Didier Duret
Area^1	18.45 km^2 (7.12 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	435
• Density	24/km^2 (61/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18044 / 18120
Elevation	118–142 m (387–466 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cerbois is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry, comprising the main village and a couple of hamlets, situated in the valley of the river Arnon some 9 miles (14 km) south of Vierzon, at the junction of the D20, D113 and the D123 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	278	—
1968	296	+6.5%
1975	264	−10.8%
1982	253	−4.2%
1990	313	+23.7%
1999	359	+14.7%
2008	435	+21.2%

Sights

• The church, dating from the twentieth century
• The fifteenth-century chateau

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Cerbois on the Quid website (French)