Nozières, Cher

Nozières
The church of Saint-Paxent, in Nozières
Nozières
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Nozières
Coordinates: 46°43′55″N 2°26′06″E / 46.7319°N 2.435°ECoordinates: 46°43′55″N 2°26′06″E / 46.7319°N 2.435°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Intercommunality	Cœur de France
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Baptiste Baudon
Area^1	10.35 km^2 (4.00 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	230
• Density	22/km^2 (58/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18169 / 18200
Elevation	144–224 m (472–735 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 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.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising a village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Cher, some 24 miles (39 km) south of Bourges, at the junction of the D142 with the D925 roads. The A71 autoroute runs through the centre of the commune’s territory.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	180	—
1968	189	+5.0%
1975	151	−20.1%
1982	154	+2.0%
1990	228	+48.1%
1999	231	+1.3%
2008	230	−0.4%

Sights

• The church of St. Paxent, dating from the eleventh century.
• A sixteenth-century manorhouse.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Annuaire Marie website (French)
• Nozières on the Quid website (French)