Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée

Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée
Commune
Location of Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée
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Coordinates: 47°13′37″N 1°56′15″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Vierzon-2
Intercommunality	CC Vierzon-Sologne-Berry
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marc Duguet[1]
Area ^1	22.83 km^2 (8.81 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	599
• Density	26/km^2 (68/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18210 /18100
Elevation	91–151 m (299–495 ft) (avg. 122 m or 400 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ syʁ la pʁe]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a hamlet situated in the Cher valley, about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Vierzon at the junction of the D163, D90 and D19 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	398	—
1968	401	+0.8%
1975	347	−13.5%
1982	367	+5.8%
1990	590	+60.8%
1999	601	+1.9%
2008	641	+6.7%

Sights

• The church of St. Georges, dating from the twelfth century.
• The château de Rozay, dating from the fifteenth century.
• A sixteenth-century priory on the foundations of the old abbey of Dèvres.
• A museum and art gallery.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

External links

• Official website of Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée (in French)