Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Béatrice Beurdin^[1]Area15.61 km² (6.03 sq mi)Population439 • Density28/km² (73/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation152–218 m (499–715 ft)
(avg. 223 m or 732 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ də pwazjø]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising two villages and a couple of hamlets situated in the valley of the river Cher, about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Bourges on the D143 road at its junction with the D64 and the D951 roads. The A71 autoroute passes through the northern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	275	—
1968	308	+12.0%
1975	292	−5.2%
1982	302	+3.4%
1990	373	+23.5%
1999	357	−4.3%
2008	395	+10.6%

Sights

• Two churches, of St. Paul and St. Georges, both dating from the twelfth century.
• The sixteenth-century château of Poisieux.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

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