Gron, Cher

Gron
Farmhouse
Gron
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Gron
Coordinates: 47°07′20″N 2°44′31″E / 47.1222°N 2.7419°ECoordinates: 47°07′20″N 2°44′31″E / 47.1222°N 2.7419°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Baugy
Intercommunality	Champagne balgycienne
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pascal Orlowski
Area^1	26.22 km^2 (10.12 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	455
• Density	17/km^2 (45/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18105 / 18800
Elevation	167–263 m (548–863 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.

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

Geography

An area of forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Yèvre river, some 14 miles (23 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D10, D93 and the N151 roads. The commune lies on the pilgrimage route known as St. James' Way.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	389	—
1968	483	+24.2%
1975	365	−24.4%
1982	302	−17.3%
1990	341	+12.9%
1999	426	+24.9%
2008	455	+6.8%

Sights

• The church of St. Etienne, dating from the twelfth century.
• The fifteenth-century chateau du Coupoy.
• A mill.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Gron on the Quid website (French)