Sury-près-Léré

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

Sury-près-Léré
Commune
The church in Sury-près-Léré
Coat of arms
Location of Sury-près-Léré
Sury-près-Léré Sury-près-Léré
Coordinates: 47°29′02″N 2°52′05″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancerre
Intercommunality	CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pascal Viguié
Area ^1	17.78 km^2 (6.86 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	711
• Density	40/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18257 /18240
Elevation	132–238 m (433–781 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 farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Loire lateral canal about 36 miles (58 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D152 and the D751 roads. The Loire River forms the eastern boundary of the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	294	—
1968	331	+12.6%
1975	322	−2.7%
1982	378	+17.4%
1990	481	+27.2%
1999	509	+5.8%
2008	556	+9.2%

Sights

• The church of St.Jean-Baptiste, dating from the sixteenth century.
• Two feudal mottes.
• A watermill.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.