Verneuil, Cher

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Verneuil
Coat of arms of Verneuil
Coat of arms
Verneuil is located in France
Verneuil
Verneuil
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Location within Centre region
Verneuil is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Verneuil
Verneuil
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Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Dun-sur-Auron
Intercommunality Le Dunois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Marie Deleuze
Area1 11.04 km2 (4.26 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 44
 • Density 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18277 / 18210
Elevation 161–188 m (528–617 ft)
(avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Verneuil is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A very small village of forestry and farming situated on the banks of the canal de Berry and the Auron River, about 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Bourges on the D92 road.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 66 —    
1968 68 +3.0%
1975 44 −35.3%
1982 48 +9.1%
1990 39 −18.8%
1999 37 −5.1%
2008 44 +18.9%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The chateau of Torchefoulon.
  • Remains of a fifteenth-century priory.

See also

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