Villequiers

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

Villequiers
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Villequiers
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Coordinates: 47°04′13″N 2°48′20″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Avord
Intercommunality	CC La Septaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Méreau[1]
Area ^1	29.49 km^2 (11.39 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2017)[2]	479
• Density	16/km^2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18286 /18800
Elevation	174–216 m (571–709 ft) (avg. 232 m or 761 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

An area of forestry and farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Vauvise, about 19 miles (31 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D12 with the D93 and D72 roads. The Vauvise flows north-northeast through the eastern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	504	—
1968	534	+6.0%
1975	527	−1.3%
1982	433	−17.8%
1990	466	+7.6%
1999	446	−4.3%
2008	520	+16.6%

Sights

• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
• The ruins of a thirteenth-century castle.
• The sixteenth-century chateau and its park.
• The medieval watermill at the hamlet of Berry.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• Official commune website (in French)