Saint-Germain-du-Puy
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Bourges | |
| Canton | Saint-Germain-du-Puy | |
| Community association | Bourges Plus | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 6 ′ N , 2 ° 29 ′ E | |
| height | 126-174 m | |
| surface | 21.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,085 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 235 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 18390 | |
| INSEE code | 18213 | |
| Website | www.saintgermaindupuy.fr | |
Saint-Germain-du-Puy is a French municipality with 5085 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Bourges , the canton of Saint-Germain-du-Puy and the municipal association Bourges Plus .
geography
Eight kilometers east of Bourges on the Yèvre and its tributary Colin , Saint-Germain-du-Puy is in the middle of the Champagne Berrichonne . Saint-Germain-du-Puy is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Michel-de-Volangis in the north, Sainte-Solange in the northeast, Moulins-sur-Yèvre in the east, Osmoy in the south, Bourges in the west and Fussy in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1841 | 1891 | 1896 | 1911 | 1946 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 721 | 496 | 1080 | 1120 | 989 | 1005 | 1047 | 1814 | 4262 | 4997 | 5085 | 5007 | 4868 | 5081 |
Attractions
- Villemenard Castle from the 15th and 16th centuries, representative of the Renaissance architecture
- Rabot am Yèvre mill from the 16th century
- Former post office on Route nationale 151
- 19th century Saint-Germain church
Town twinning
Saint-Germain-du-Puy has a partnership with the German city of Gadebusch in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 58-61.
