Venesmes

Venesmes
The town hall in Venesmes
Coat of arms
Venesmes
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Venesmes
Coordinates: 46°50′24″N 2°18′51″E / 46.84°N 2.3142°ECoordinates: 46°50′24″N 2°18′51″E / 46.84°N 2.3142°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
Intercommunality	Rives du Cher
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Bedouillat
Area^1	31.76 km^2 (12.26 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	882
• Density	28/km^2 (72/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18273 / 18190
Elevation	131–188 m (430–617 ft) (avg. 148 m or 486 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.

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

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Cher, about 17 miles (27 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D14, D73 and the D940 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	614	—
1968	618	+0.7%
1975	689	+11.5%
1982	669	−2.9%
1990	714	+6.7%
1999	739	+3.5%
2008	882	+19.4%

Sights

• The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
• The ruins of the fifteenth-century castle of Aigues-Mortes.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Annuaire Marie website (French)
• Venesmes on the Quid website (French)