Préveranges

Préveranges
The centre of the village
Coat of arms
Préveranges
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Préveranges
Coordinates: 46°26′00″N 2°15′20″E / 46.4333°N 2.2556°ECoordinates: 46°26′00″N 2°15′20″E / 46.4333°N 2.2556°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Châteaumeillant
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jacques Nicolas
Area^1	38.16 km^2 (14.73 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	582
• Density	15/km^2 (40/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18187 / 18370
Elevation	285–504 m (935–1,654 ft) (avg. 471 m or 1,545 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.

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

Geography

A large farming area comprising the village and many hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Joyeuse, some 44 miles (71 km) south of Bourges, at the junction of the D10 with the D120 road. The commune is bordered to the south by the river Arnon. The commune borders both the departments of Allier and Creuse and is the highest point in the Cher department.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	929	—
1968	1,081	+16.4%
1975	930	−14.0%
1982	861	−7.4%
1990	772	−10.3%
1999	665	−13.9%
2008	582	−12.5%

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The fifteenth-century chateau at La Preugne.
• The tower of a thirteenth-century castle in the woods.
• A nineteenth-century house.
• A watermill at Marcoh.

International relations

The commune is twinned with:

• Préverenges, Switzerland

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website of the commune of Préveranges (French)
• Annuaire Marie website (French)
• Préveranges on the Quid website (French)