Colombiers, Cher

Colombiers is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Colombiers
Commune
Chateau of La Salle
Location of Colombiers
Colombiers Colombiers
Coordinates: 46°42′06″N 2°32′27″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Intercommunality	Cœur de France
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Daniel Bone
Area ^1	9.51 km^2 (3.67 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	408
• Density	43/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18069 /18200
Elevation	153–210 m (502–689 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A village of farming and forestry situated in the Cher River valley some 31 miles (50 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D101 with the D2144 and the D141 roads.

The Point of Inaccessibility for France (furthest point from any border) lies in Colombiers at 46° 41.925’ N, 2° 32.457’ W.[2]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	255	—
1968	258	+1.2%
1975	227	−12.0%
1982	260	+14.5%
1990	320	+23.1%
1999	356	+11.3%
2008	397	+11.5%

Sights

• The thirteenth-century church of St. Martin.
• The fifteenth-century castle, the chateau of La Salle
• A watermill, le moulin du Bas.
• A seventeenth-century stone cross.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. "French Point of Inaccessibility". inaccessibility.net. 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.