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Cher | |
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&sq=Google&lang=simple&file=File:Bourges_-_Pr%C3%A9fecture_du_Cher_-013.jpg) Prefecture building of the Cher department, in Bourges | |
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&sq=Google&lang=simple&file=File:Cher-Position.svg) Location of Cher in France | |
| Coordinates: 47°0′N 2°35′E / 47.000°N 2.583°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Département | 4 March 1790 |
| Prefecture | Bourges |
| Subprefectures | Saint-Amand-Montrond, Vierzon |
| Government | |
| • President | Michel Autissier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,235.0 km2 (2,793.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[3] | |
| • Total | 310,270 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Berrichons |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-18 |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 19 |
| Communes | 290 |
| Website | Official website |
Cher is a department in the centre of France in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It is named after the Cher river, the most important river in the department.
Its prefecture is Bourges.
- ↑ "Les élus" (in French). Conseil Départemental du Cher. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ↑ "Département du Cher (18) - Résumé statistique". Publications et statistiques pour la France ou les régions (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2014 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 19 July 2017.