Saint-Germain-du-Puy

Saint-Germain-du-Puy
Saint-Germain-du-Puy railway station
Saint-Germain-du-Puy
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Saint-Germain-du-Puy
Coordinates: 47°06′00″N 2°28′55″E / 47.1°N 2.4819°ECoordinates: 47°06′00″N 2°28′55″E / 47.1°N 2.4819°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Les Aix-d'Angillon
Intercommunality	Bourges Plus
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Maxime Camuzat
Area^1	21.63 km^2 (8.35 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	4,806
• Density	220/km^2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18213 / 18390
Elevation	126–174 m (413–571 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-Germain-du-Puy is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of both farming and light industry comprising a small suburban town and several hamlets situated on the banks of the rivers Colin and Yèvre, immediately east of Bourges at the junction of the N151 with the N142, D955 and D151 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,047	—
1968	1,814	+73.3%
1975	4,262	+135.0%
1982	4,997	+17.2%
1990	5,085	+1.8%
1999	5,007	−1.5%
2008	4,806	−4.0%

The median age of the population in Saint-Germain-du-Puy is roughly 75.

Sights

• The church of St. Germain, dating from the twentieth century.
• The château de Villemenard, built in the sixteenth century, now a farm.
• The two 16th-century watermills.
• The remains of a Roman aqueduct.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Saint-Germain-du-Puy on the Quid website (French)