Méry-sur-Cher explained

Méry-sur-Cher
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason de la ville de Méry-sur-Cher (18).svg
Arrondissement:	Vierzon
Canton:	Vierzon-2
Insee:	18150
Postal Code:	18100
Mayor:	Rached Ait-Slimane^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Vierzon-Sologne-Berry
Coordinates:	47.2469°N 1.9892°W
Elevation M:	140
Elevation Min M:	93
Elevation Max M:	158
Area Km2:	20.91

Méry-sur-Cher (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A village of farming and forestry situated by the banks of the Cher some 6miles northwest of Vierzon, at the junction of the N76 and the D211 roads. The now disused Canal de Berry passes through the south of the commune.

Population

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
• The sixteenth-century chateau of Mery.
• The seventeenth-century chateau La Foret.
• The nineteenth-century chateau Gaillard.

Personalities

Cyprian Godebski (1835–1909), sculptor and painter was born here.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

External links

• Official commune website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.