Herry
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region | Center-Val de Loire | |
Department | Cher | |
Arrondissement | Bourges | |
Canton | Avord | |
Community association | Berry-Loire-Vauvise | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 13 ' N , 2 ° 57' E | |
height | 147-188 m | |
surface | 49.87 km 2 | |
Residents | 988 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 20 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 18140 | |
INSEE code | 18110 | |
Website | www.herry.fr | |
Town Hall (Mairie) of Herry |
Herry is a commune with 988 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire . It belongs to the canton of Avord (until 2015: canton of Sancergues ) and to the communal association Communauté de communes La Septaine .
geography
Herry is located in the Berry countryside about 45 kilometers east-northeast of Bourges on the Loire , which borders the municipality in the east. Herry is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Couargues in the north, Pouilly-sur-Loire in the north and north-east, Mesves-sur-Loire in the east, La Chapelle-Montlinard in the south and south-east, Saint-Martin-des-Champs in the south, Sancergues in the south-west , Feux in the west and Saint-Bouize in the northwest.
Attractions
- Saint-Loup church from the 13th century, alterations and additions from the 15th / 16th century. century
- former Cistercian monastery of Chalivoy
- 15th century castle
Personalities
- Prosper Duvergier de Hauranne (1798–1881), journalist and politician
year | 1793 | 1800 | 1872 | 1906 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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Residents | 1,543 | 1,560 | 2,653 | 2,403 | 1,516 | 1,415 | 1,328 | 1,230 | 1,258 | 1,097 | 964 | 1,024 | 991 | 1,016 | 1,072 | 1,034 |
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 842-844.
Web links
Commons : Herry - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Herry on Cassini.ehess.fr and INSEE (French)