Villequiers

Villequiers
Coat of arms
Villequiers
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Villequiers
Coordinates: 47°04′13″N 2°48′20″E / 47.0703°N 2.8056°ECoordinates: 47°04′13″N 2°48′20″E / 47.0703°N 2.8056°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Baugy
Intercommunality	Champagne balgycienne
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Pascal Méreau
Area^1	29.49 km^2 (11.39 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	520
• Density	18/km^2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18286 / 18800
Elevation	174–216 m (571–709 ft) (avg. 232 m or 761 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.

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

Geography

An area of forestry and farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Vauvise, about 19 miles (31 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D12 with the D93 and D72 roads. The Vauvise flows north-northeast through the eastern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	504	—
1968	534	+6.0%
1975	527	−1.3%
1982	433	−17.8%
1990	466	+7.6%
1999	446	−4.3%
2008	520	+16.6%

Sights

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
• The ruins of a thirteenth-century castle.
• The sixteenth-century chateau and its park.
• The medieval watermill at the hamlet of Berry.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official commune website (French)
• Villequiers on the Quid website (French)