Saint-Pierre-les-Bois
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond | |
| Canton | Châteaumeillant | |
| Community association | Berry Grand Sud | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 40 ′ N , 2 ° 17 ′ E | |
| height | 170-233 m | |
| surface | 20.38 km 2 | |
| Residents | 287 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 14 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 18170 | |
| INSEE code | 18230 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Pierre-les-Bois |
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Saint-Pierre-les-Bois is a commune with 287 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 Le Châtelet ). The inhabitants are called Pétrubosciens .
geography
Saint-Pierre-les-Bois is located about 49 kilometers south-southwest of Bourges on the Portefeuille River . Saint-Pierre-les-Bois is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Ids-Saint-Roch in the north and north-west, Morlac in the north and north-east, Marçais in the east, Ardenais in the south-east, Le Châtelet in the south and Maisonnais in the west and south-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 415 | 401 | 281 | 302 | 299 | 305 | 315 | 300 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church, a historic monument since 1926
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 407-409.
Web links
Commons : Saint-Pierre-les-Bois - Collection of images, videos and audio files
