Lignières, Cher

Lignières (French pronunciation: [liɲɛʁ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Lignières
Chateau
Location of Lignières
Lignières
Lignières
Coordinates: 46°45′07″N 2°10′34″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonChâteaumeillant
IntercommunalityArnon Boischaut Cher
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Hervé Monjoin
Area
1
21.88 km2 (8.45 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
1,358
  Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Ligniérois, Ligniéroises
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18127 /18160
Elevation153–202 m (502–663 ft)
(avg. 178 m or 584 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising a village and two hamlets situated by the banks of the river Arnon, some 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D925, D940 and the D65 roads. The commune borders the department of Indre.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
20061,537    
20071,530−0.5%
20081,518−0.8%
20091,509−0.6%
20101,485−1.6%
20111,454−2.1%
20121,423−2.1%
20131,411−0.8%
20141,398−0.9%
20151,378−1.4%
20161,367−0.8%
20171,355−0.9%

Sights

  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The chateau, originally a feudal castle, rebuilt in the seventeenth century.
  • The chateau du Plessis.
  • A manorhouse.
  • A watermill.
  • The sixteenth-century market hall.

Personalities

International relations

Lignières is twinned with: Dunbar, in Scotland, UK.

See also

References

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