Saint-Pierre-les-Bois

Saint-Pierre-les-Bois
The town hall in Saint-Pierre-les-Bois
Saint-Pierre-les-Bois
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Saint-Pierre-les-Bois
Coordinates: 46°39′55″N 2°16′47″E / 46.6653°N 2.2797°ECoordinates: 46°39′55″N 2°16′47″E / 46.6653°N 2.2797°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Le Châtelet
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Philippe Auroir
Area^1	20.38 km^2 (7.87 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	318
• Density	16/km^2 (40/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18230 / 18170
Elevation	170–233 m (558–764 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.

Saint-Pierre-les-Bois 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 Portefeuille, about 32 miles (51 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D69 with the D3 road. The river Arnon forms a small part of the commune’s northern border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	387	—
1968	401	+3.6%
1975	281	−29.9%
1982	302	+7.5%
1990	299	−1.0%
1999	305	+2.0%
2008	318	+4.3%

Sights

• The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century (historic monument).
• Two eighteenth-century houses.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Annuaire Marie website (French)
• Saint-Pierre-les-Bois on the Quid website (French)