Maisonnais

Maisonnais
The church of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul, in Maisonnais
Maisonnais
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Maisonnais
Coordinates: 46°38′27″N 2°12′59″E / 46.6408°N 2.2164°ECoordinates: 46°38′27″N 2°12′59″E / 46.6408°N 2.2164°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Le Châtelet
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Paul DuPlessis
Area^1	26.95 km^2 (10.41 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	213
• Density	7.9/km^2 (20/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18135 / 18170
Elevation	182–247 m (597–810 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 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.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets, situated by the banks of the river Sinaise some 32 miles (51 km) south of Bourges, on the D65 road and at the junction of the D70 and the D951 roads. The river forms much of the commune’s southwestern border with the department of Indre.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	333	—
1968	389	+16.8%
1975	326	−16.2%
1982	276	−15.3%
1990	239	−13.4%
1999	221	−7.5%
2008	213	−3.6%

Sights

• The remains of several buildings from the medieval priory.
• The church of Saints Peter and Paul, dating from the twelfth century.
• The ornamental gardens of the priory.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• The priory gardens at Maisonnais (French)
• Maisonnais on the Quid website (French)