Thaumiers

Thaumiers
The Château of La Forêt
Thaumiers
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Thaumiers
Coordinates: 46°49′20″N 2°39′21″E / 46.8222°N 2.6558°ECoordinates: 46°49′20″N 2°39′21″E / 46.8222°N 2.6558°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Charenton-du-Cher
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Philippe de Bonneval
Area^1	27.33 km^2 (10.55 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	416
• Density	15/km^2 (39/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18261 / 18210
Elevation	165–236 m (541–774 ft) (avg. 181 m or 594 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.

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

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated about 21 miles (34 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D41 with the D92 and D943 roads. The Auron River forms the western and southern boundaryies of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	487	—
1968	512	+5.1%
1975	427	−16.6%
1982	397	−7.0%
1990	383	−3.5%
1999	382	−0.3%
2008	416	+8.9%

Sights

• The eighteenth-century chateau of Thaumiers.
• The church of St. Saturnin, dating from the twelfth century.
• Some Roman remains: walls, tombs, vases, sculptures and an aqueduct.
• The fifteenth-century chateau of La Forêt.
• Ruins of the priory of Grandmont at Fontguédon.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

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