Maisonnais

Maisonnais

The church of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul, in Maisonnais
Maisonnais

Coordinates: 46°38′27″N 2°12′59″E / 46.6408°N 2.2164°E / 46.6408; 2.2164Coordinates: 46°38′27″N 2°12′59″E / 46.6408°N 2.2164°E / 46.6408; 2.2164
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Le Châtelet
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Paul DuPlessis
Area1 26.95 km2 (10.41 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 213
 • Density 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 18135 / 18170
Elevation 182–247 m (597–810 ft)
(avg. 240 m or 790 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.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets, situated by the banks of the river Sinaise some 32 miles (51 km) south of Bourges, on the D65 road and at the junction of the D70 and the D951 roads. The river forms much of the commune’s southwestern border with the department of Indre.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962333—    
1968389+16.8%
1975326−16.2%
1982276−15.3%
1990239−13.4%
1999221−7.5%
2008213−3.6%

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