Selles-sur-Cher | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr selles sur cher (loir-et-cher).svg |
Arrondissement: | Romorantin-Lanthenay |
Canton: | Selles-sur-Cher |
Insee: | 41242 |
Postal Code: | 41130 |
Mayor: | Stella Cocheton[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Val-de-Cher-Controis |
Population Demonym: | Sellois.e |
Coordinates: | 47.2764°N 1.5556°W |
Elevation M: | 86 |
Elevation Min M: | 68 |
Elevation Max M: | 104 |
Area Km2: | 25.74 |
Selles-sur-Cher (in French pronounced as /sɛl syʁ ʃɛʁ/,) is a commune in the French department of Loir-et-Cher, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France.
The name of the commune is known internationally for its goat cheese, Selles-sur-Cher, which was first made in the village in the 19th century.
The commune was formerly known as Cellule, then Celle-Saint-Eusice, also spelled Selles-Saint-Eusice (in French pronounced as /sɛl sɛ̃t‿øzis/), Selles-Notre-Dame, Selles-en-Berry (in French pronounced as /sɛl ɑ̃ beʁi/), before changing to Selles-sur-Cher.