Berchères-Saint-Germain
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir | |
| Arrondissement | Chartres | |
| Canton | Chartres-1 | |
| Community association | Chartres metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 32 ' N , 1 ° 29' E | |
| height | 137-195 m | |
| surface | 27.67 km 2 | |
| Residents | 845 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 31 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 28300 | |
| INSEE code | 28034 | |
| Website | http://www.bercheres-saint-germain.fr/ | |
Berchères-Saint-Germain is a French municipality with 845 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Eure-et-Loir in the region Center-Val de Loire . Berchères-Saint-Germain belongs to the Arrondissement Chartres and the canton Chartres-1 (until 2015: canton Chartres-Nord-Est ).
geography
Berchères-Saint-Germain is nine kilometers north of Chartres . Berchères-Saint-Germain is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Challet in the north and northwest, Tremblay-les-Villages in the north, Bouglainval in the east and northeast, Jouy and Saint-Perst in the southeast, Poisvilliers in the south, Fresnay-le-Gilmert in the southwest, Briconville to the west and southwest and Clévilliers to the northwest.
The national route 154 runs through the municipality .
history
In 1972 the municipalities of Berchères-la-Maingot and Saint-Germain-la-Gâtine were merged.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 291 | 252 | 367 | 446 | 594 | 682 | 773 | 766 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church
- Tunnel ( Arche de la Vallée ) for the Canal de l'Eure , Monument historique since 1934
