Épineuil-le-Fleuriel
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond | |
| Canton | Châteaumeillant | |
| Community association | Berry Grand Sud | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 34 ′ N , 2 ° 35 ′ E | |
| height | 163-260 m | |
| surface | 41.6 km 2 | |
| Residents | 443 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 11 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 18360 | |
| INSEE code | 18089 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Épineuil-le-Fleuriel |
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Épineuil-le-Fleuriel is a French municipality with 443 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond and the canton of Châteaumeillant (until 2015: canton of Saulzais-le-Potier ). The inhabitants are called Épineuillois .
geography
Épineuil-le-Fleuriel is about 65 kilometers south of Bourges . The Canal de Berry runs to the east of the municipality . The Cher River limits the municipality to the east. Épineuil-le-Fleuriel is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saulzais-le-Potier in the north and north-west, La Celette in the north, Meaulne in the east and north-east, Vallon-en-Sully in the south and south-east, Saint-Vitte in the south-west and Vesdun in the west .
The A71 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 729 | 681 | 578 | 551 | 478 | 414 | 448 | 458 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Martin church from the 12th / 13th centuries Century, Monument historique
- Remains of a tower hill castle (moth)
- Cornançay Castle from the 18th century, monument historique since 1994
- Canal de Berry with its double lock
- Le Grand Meaulnes school from the 19th century, monument historique since 1972
Personalities
- Alain-Fournier (1886–1914), writer
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 968-972.
