Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon

Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon
Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon
Coordinates: 47°11′28″N 2°25′24″E / 47.1911°N 2.4233°ECoordinates: 47°11′28″N 2°25′24″E / 47.1911°N 2.4233°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny
Intercommunality	Terres Vives
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Bardin
Area^1	9.43 km^2 (3.64 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	734
• Density	78/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18211 / 18110
Elevation	142–212 m (466–696 ft) (avg. 162 m or 531 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.

Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of lakes, streams and farming comprising the village and two hamlets situated on the banks of the river Moulon about 9 miles (14 km) north of Bourges, at the junction of the D940 with the D131 and the D56 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	315	—
1968	362	+14.9%
1975	414	+14.4%
1982	524	+26.6%
1990	645	+23.1%
1999	667	+3.4%
2008	734	+10.0%

Sights

• The chateau des Granges, dating from the fourteenth century.
• A menhir known as the "Pierre à la Femme".
• Traces of a Roman aqueduct.
• A watermill, the Moulin Neuf.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon on the Quid website (French)