Lignières | ||
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Coordinates: 46°45′07″N 2°10′34″E / 46.7519°N 2.1761°ECoordinates: 46°45′07″N 2°10′34″E / 46.7519°N 2.1761°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire | |
Department | Cher | |
Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond | |
Canton | Châteaumeillant | |
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• Mayor (2008–2014) | Elizabeth Barbier | |
Area1 | 21.88 km2 (8.45 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 1,518 | |
• Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 18127 /18160 | |
Elevation | 153–202 m (502–663 ft) (avg. 178 m or 584 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Lignières is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
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.
Lignières is twinned with: Dunbar, in Scotland, UK.