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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Méreau

Méreau (French pronunciation: [meʁo]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry, comprising the main village and five other villages and hamlets, situated by the banks of the river Arnon immediately south of Vierzon, at the junction of the D320, D18e and the D918 roads. Junction 7 of the A20 is within the commune’s borders.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 979—    
1975 1,352+4.72%
1982 1,756+3.81%
1990 2,020+1.77%
1999 2,074+0.29%
2007 2,216+0.83%
2012 2,491+2.37%
2017 2,610+0.94%
Source: INSEE

Sights

  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The fifteenth-century chateau of Chevilly, with a dovecote and seventeenth century mill.
  • The sixteenth-century chateau of Autry.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE