Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée

Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée
Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée
Coordinates: 47°13′37″N 1°56′15″E / 47.2269°N 1.9375°ECoordinates: 47°13′37″N 1°56′15″E / 47.2269°N 1.9375°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Graçay
Intercommunality	Vallées vertes du Cher Ouest
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Vincent Faucheux
Area^1	22.83 km^2 (8.81 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	341
• Density	15/km^2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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 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-la-Prée is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a hamlet situated in the Cher River 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

• INSEE

External links

• Official website of Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée (French)
• Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée on the Quid website (French)