Lignières
Chateau
Chateau
Coat of arms of Lignières
Location of Lignières
Lignières is located in France
Lignières
Lignières
Lignières is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Lignières
Lignières
Coordinates: 46°45′07″N 2°10′34″E / 46.7519°N 2.1761°E / 46.7519; 2.1761
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementSaint-Amand-Montrond
CantonChâteaumeillant
IntercommunalityArnon Boischaut Cher
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Hervé Monjoin[1]
Area
1
21.88 km2 (8.45 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
1,341
  Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Ligniérois, Ligniéroises
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18127 /18160
Elevation153–202 m (502–663 ft)
(avg. 178 m or 584 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lignières (French pronunciation: [liɲjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising a village and two hamlets situated by the banks of the river Arnon, some 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D925, D940 and the D65 roads. The commune borders the department of Indre.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,831    
1975 1,887+0.43%
1982 1,829−0.44%
1990 1,650−1.28%
1999 1,588−0.42%
2007 1,530−0.46%
2012 1,423−1.44%
2017 1,355−0.97%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The chateau, originally a feudal castle, rebuilt in the seventeenth century.
  • The chateau du Plessis.
  • A manorhouse.
  • A watermill.
  • The sixteenth-century market hall.

Personalities

International relations

Lignières is twinned with: Scotland Dunbar, in Scotland, UK.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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