Cher (department)
| Cher | ||
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| Department | ||
Prefecture building of the Cher department, in Bourges
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 Location of Cher in France |
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| Coordinates: 47°0′N 2°35′E / 47.000°N 2.583°ECoordinates: 47°0′N 2°35′E / 47.000°N 2.583°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Prefecture | Bourges | |
| Subprefectures |
Saint-Amand-Montrond Vierzon |
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| Government | ||
| • President of the General Council | Alain Rafesthain (PS) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7,235 km2 (2,793 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013) | ||
| • Total | 311,650 | |
| • Rank | 73rd | |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Department number | 18 | |
| Arrondissements | 3 | |
| Cantons | 19 | |
| Communes | 290 | |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | ||
Cher (French pronunciation: [ʃɛʁ]; Berrichon: Char) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. It is named after the Cher River.
Cher is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. Most of it was created, along with the adjacent department of Indre from the former province of Berry. The southeastern corner of the department was part of the Duchy of Bourbon, however.
The department is part of the current administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire. It is surrounded by the departments of Indre, Loir-et-Cher, Loiret, Nièvre, Allier, and Creuse.
The inhabitants of the department are called Berrichons from the former province of Berry.
The President of the General Council is Alain Rafesthain of the Socialist Party.
The Bourges Cathedral of St. Étienne is a major tourist attraction.
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