Achères, Cher

Achères

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Achères

Coordinates: 47°16′44″N 2°26′58″E / 47.2789°N 2.4494°E / 47.2789; 2.4494Coordinates: 47°16′44″N 2°26′58″E / 47.2789°N 2.4494°E / 47.2789; 2.4494
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Henrichemont
Intercommunality Hautes Terres en Haut Berry
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Georges Thomas
Area1 12.75 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 350
  Density 27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 18001 / 18250
Elevation 211–317 m (692–1,040 ft)
(avg. 231 m or 758 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Achères is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a hamlet situated some 14 miles (23 km) north of Bourges, near the junction of the D20 and the D940 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962216    
1968265+22.7%
1975227−14.3%
1982273+20.3%
1990335+22.7%
1999354+5.7%
2008350−1.1%

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