Achères, Cher

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of Achères

(2020–2026) André Jouanin^[1]Area

12.75 km² (4.92 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

348 • Density27/km² (71/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

18001 /18250

Elevation211–317 m (692–1,040 ft)
(avg. 231 m or 758 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Achères (French pronunciation: [aʃɛʁ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a hamlet situated some 14 miles (23 km) north of Bourges, near the junction of the D20 and the D940 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	265	—
1975	227	−2.19%
1982	273	+2.67%
1990	335	+2.59%
1999	354	+0.61%
2007	352	−0.07%
2012	378	+1.44%
2017	380	+0.11%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Places of interest

The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE