Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Jean-Marc Duguet^[1]Area22.83 km² (8.81 sq mi)Population599 • Density26/km² (68/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation91–151 m (299–495 ft)
(avg. 122 m or 400 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-sur-la-Prée (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ syʁ la pʁe]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a hamlet situated in the Cher valley, about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Vierzon at the junction of the D163, D90 and D19 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	398	—
1968	401	+0.8%
1975	347	−13.5%
1982	367	+5.8%
1990	590	+60.8%
1999	601	+1.9%
2008	641	+6.7%

Sights

• The church of St. Georges, dating from the twelfth century.
• The château de Rozay, dating from the fifteenth century.
• A sixteenth-century priory on the foundations of the old abbey of Dèvres.
• A museum and art gallery.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

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