Sury-près-Léré

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
Coat of arms of Sury-près-Léré
Coat of arms
Location of Sury-près-Léré
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(2022–2026) Jean-Francois Castellano[1]Area
1
17.78 km2 (6.86 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
655 • Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
18257 /18240
Elevation132–238 m (433–781 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sury-près-Léré (French pronunciation: [syʁi pʁɛ leʁe], literally Sury near Léré) 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 Loire lateral canal about 36 miles (58 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D152 and the D751 roads. The river Loire forms the eastern boundary of the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962294—    
1968331+12.6%
1975322−2.7%
1982378+17.4%
1990481+27.2%
1999509+5.8%
2008556+9.2%

Sights

  • The church of St.Jean-Baptiste, dating from the sixteenth century
  • Two feudal mottes
  • A watermill

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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