Meillant | |
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![]() Chateau | |
Coordinates: 46°46′54″N 2°30′20″E / 46.7817°N 2.5056°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
Canton | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
Intercommunality | CC Cœur de France |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Claude Julien [1] |
Area 1 | 40.6 km2 (15.7 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 661 |
• Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
18142 /18200 |
Elevation | 152–288 m (499–945 ft) (avg. 184 m or 604 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Meillant (French pronunciation: [mɛjɑ̃]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. [3]
An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated some 22 miles (35 km) south of Bourges, at the junction of the D10, D92 and the D37 roads.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 745 | — |
1968 | 772 | +3.6% |
1975 | 658 | −14.8% |
1982 | 684 | +4.0% |
1990 | 749 | +9.5% |
1999 | 792 | +5.7% |
2008 | 781 | −1.4% |