Saint-Pierre-les-Bois

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
Location of Saint-Pierre-les-Bois
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(2020–2026) Claude Schnürer[1]Area
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20.38 km2 (7.87 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
283 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
18230 /18170
Elevation170–233 m (558–764 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Pierre-les-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ le bwa]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Portefeuille, about 32 miles (51 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D69 with the D3 road. The river Arnon forms a small part of the commune's northern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962387—    
1968401+3.6%
1975281−29.9%
1982302+7.5%
1990299−1.0%
1999305+2.0%
2008318+4.3%

Sights

  • The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century (historic monument).
  • Two eighteenth-century houses.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

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