Méry-ès-Bois
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Vierzon | |
| Canton | Aubigny-sur-Nère | |
| Community association | Sauldre and Sologne | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 20 ′ N , 2 ° 22 ′ E | |
| height | 171-293 m | |
| surface | 91.59 km 2 | |
| Residents | 577 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 6 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 18380 | |
| INSEE code | 18149 | |
| Website | http://www.meryesbois.fr/ | |
Méry-ès-Bois is a French commune with a population of 577 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Vierzon and the canton of Aubigny-sur-Nère (until 2015: canton of La Chapelle-d'Angillon ). The inhabitants are called Clémontois .
geography
Méry-ès-Bois is located about 74 kilometers south-southeast of Orléans in the Sologne . Méry-ès-Bois is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Presly in the north and north-west, La Chapelle-d'Angillon in the north-east, Ivoy-le-Pré in the east, Achères in the south-east, Saint-Palais in the south and south-east, Saint-Martin-d 'Auxigny in the south, Allogny in the southwest and Neuvy-sur-Barangeon in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 785 | 778 | 708 | 637 | 659 | 616 | 603 | 577 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- 11th century Saint-Firmin church
- Notre-Dame de Lorroy monastery from the 13th century, a historic monument since 1971
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 241-245.
Web links
Commons : Méry-ès-Bois - Collection of images, videos and audio files
