Contres, Cher

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

Location of Contres

(2024–2026) Rémi Bourret^[1]Area

16.03 km² (6.19 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

34 • Density2.1/km² (5.5/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

18071 /18130

Elevation160–175 m (525–574 ft)
(avg. 172 m or 564 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Contres (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃tʁ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

One of the smallest communes in all of France, by population, this farming and forestry village is situated some 15 miles (24 km) south of Bourges on the D14 road.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	51	—
1968	56	+9.8%
1975	26	−53.6%
1982	21	−19.2%
1990	28	+33.3%
1999	31	+10.7%
2008	31	+0.0%

Sights

The decommissioned church of St. Christophe, dating from the twelfth century.
Biscuiterie Saint-Michel is based in Contres.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.