Herry | |
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The town hall in Herry | |
Coordinates:47°13′03″N2°57′16″E / 47.2175°N 2.9544°E /47.2175; 2.9544 | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
Arrondissement | Bourges |
Canton | Avord |
Government | |
• Mayor(2023–2026) | Etienne De Choulot[1] |
Area 1 | 49.87 km2 (19.25 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | 959 |
• Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 18110 /18140 |
Elevation | 147–188 m (482–617 ft) (avg. 167 m or 548 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Herry (French pronunciation:[ɛʁi]) is acommune in theCherdepartment in theCentre-Val de Loireregion ofFrance.
An area offorestry andfarming, comprising the village and a dozen hamlets situated by the banks of thecanal latéral à la Loire, some 27 miles (43 km) northeast ofBourges, at the junction of the D7, D920 and the D52 roads. The riverVauvise forms most of the commune's western border and theLoire most of its eastern border. A nature reserve, theVal de Loire National Nature Reserve was created here in 1995, along 12 miles (19 km) of the Loire valley.[3]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 936 | — |
1968 | 1,097 | +17.2% |
1975 | 964 | −12.1% |
1982 | 1,024 | +6.2% |
1990 | 991 | −3.2% |
1999 | 1,016 | +2.5% |
2008 | 1,075 | +5.8% |