Coordinates: 46°50′24″N 2°18′51″E / 46.84°N 2.3142°E / 46.84; 2.3142

Venesmes

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Venesmes
The town hall in Venesmes
The town hall in Venesmes
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CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonTrouy
IntercommunalityCC Arnon Boischaut Cher
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Bedouillat[1]
Area
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31.76 km2 (12.26 sq mi)
Population
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Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18273 /18190
Elevation131–188 m (430–617 ft)
(avg. 148 m or 486 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

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An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Cher, about 17 miles (27 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D14, D73 and the D940 roads.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962614—    
1968618+0.7%
1975689+11.5%
1982669−2.9%
1990714+6.7%
1999739+3.5%
2008882+19.4%

Sights

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  • The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The ruins of the fifteenth-century castle of Aigues-Mortes.

See also

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References

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