Departement du Cher (Cher), Centre

Departement du Cher: French department

About

Quick Facts about Cher

Population : 304,256
Country : France
State : Centre (France)
Head of government : president of the departmental council
Twitter username : cg_18
Area : 7235 km2
Official name : Cher
Annual number of weddings : 1039
Easternmost point : Point(3.079205 46.9580495)
Northernmost point : Point(2.2893643 47.6290994)
Named for : Cher
Capital : Bourges
Establishment : March 03, 1790
Time Zone : UTC+02:00, UTC+01:00
Local time : 20:04:28 (25th December 2024)

Geography

Cher is located at 47°6'47"N 2°30'35"E (47.1130400, 2.5098300). It has 3 neighbors: Departement de la Creuse, Indre and Departement de l Allier.

Departement du Cher map

Cher has 3 neighbours.

  • arrondissement of Vierzon
  • arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond
  • Bourges
  • arrondissement of Bourges

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
2009 311,694 - Address Based Population Registration System
2015 308,992 -0.87% census
2017 304,256 -1.56% census

Cher, Departement du Cher, Département du Cher