Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux
| Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux | ||
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The church of Saint-Pierre, in Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux | ||
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  Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux | ||
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux | ||
| Coordinates: 46°44′20″N 2°35′40″E / 46.7389°N 2.5944°ECoordinates: 46°44′20″N 2°35′40″E / 46.7389°N 2.5944°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond | |
| Canton | Charenton-du-Cher | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bertrand Desnoix | |
| Area1 | 27.34 km2 (10.56 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 733 | |
| • Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18231 / 18210 | |
| Elevation |
161–291 m (528–955 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux 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 small river Marmande and the canal de Berry, about 28 miles (45 km) southeast of Bourges near the junction of the D136 with the D6 and D951 roads.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 784 | — |
| 1968 | 833 | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 692 | −16.9% |
| 1982 | 636 | −8.1% |
| 1990 | 759 | +19.3% |
| 1999 | 791 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 733 | −7.3% |
Sights
- The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
- A fifteenth-century manorhouse.
- Two eighteenth-century houses.
- An old stone cross.
- A watermill.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux. |
- Annuaire Marie website (French)
- Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux on the Quid website (French)
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