Torteron
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond | |
| Canton | La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois | |
| Community association | Portes du Berry between Loire and Val d'Aubois | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 1 ' N , 2 ° 58' E | |
| height | 167-208 m | |
| surface | 13.53 km 2 | |
| Residents | 795 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 59 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 18320 | |
| INSEE code | 18265 | |
Torteron is a French municipality with 795 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 is part of the canton of La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois .
geography
Torteron is located about 43 kilometers east-southeast of Bourges and about 15 kilometers west-northwest of Nevers on the Canal de Berry . Torteron is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Jouet-sur-l'Aubois in the north, Cours-les-Barres in the east, Cuffy in the south-east, Le Chautay in the south and Menetou-Couture in the west and north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 960 | 869 | 871 | 826 | 793 | 738 | 802 | 816 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Remains of Roman systems
- Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church from the 19th century
- 15th century mansion in Milly
- 17th century mansion in Bertin
Personalities
- Gérard Pesson (* 1958), composer
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 496-500.
Web links
Commons : Torteron - collection of images, videos and audio files
