Saint-Maur, Cher

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Patrick Courzadet^[1]Area25.62 km² (9.89 sq mi)Population265 • Density10/km² (27/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation224–321 m (735–1,053 ft)
(avg. 273 m or 896 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Maur (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ mɔʁ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and four hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Portefeuille, about 38 miles (61 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D62 with the D65 and the D127 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	384	—
1968	445	+15.9%
1975	396	−11.0%
1982	329	−16.9%
1990	287	−12.8%
1999	295	+2.8%
2008	274	−7.1%

Sights

• The church of St. Maur, dating from the thirteenth century.
• Two fifteenth-century castles, Mazères and Grande Besse.
• A dolmen, known as the "Pierre des Fées" (fairy stone).

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

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