Torteron

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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  IBT Kashipur
Coordinates: 47°01′24″N 2°58′01″E / 47.0233°N 2.9669°ECoordinates: 47°01′24″N 2°58′01″E / 47.0233°N 2.9669°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Serge Mechin
Area^1	13.53 km^2 (5.22 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	809
• Density	60/km^2 (150/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18265 / 244713
Elevation	167–208 m (548–682 ft) (avg. 210 m or 690 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.

Torteron 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 on the banks of both the canal de Berry and the river Aubois, about 21 miles (34 km) east of Bourges at the junction of the D50 with the D26 road.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	778	—
1968	869	+11.7%
1975	871	+0.2%
1982	826	−5.2%
1990	793	−4.0%
1999	738	−6.9%
2008	809	+9.6%

Sights

• The church of St. Pierre and St. Paul, dating from the nineteenth century.
• Some Roman remains.
• The fifteenth-century manorhouse at Milly.
• The seventeenth-century manorhouse at Bertin.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

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