Torteron

Torteron
Commune
Torteron
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Torteron
Coordinates: 47°01′24″N 2°58′01″E / 47.0233°N 2.9669°E / 47.0233; 2.9669Coordinates: 47°01′24″N 2°58′01″E / 47.0233°N 2.9669°E / 47.0233; 2.9669
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Serge Mechin
Area1	13.53 km2 (5.22 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	809
• Density	60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18265 /244713
Elevation	167–208 m (548–682 ft) (avg. 210 m or 690 ft)
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.

Torteron is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated on the banks of both the canal de Berry and the river Aubois, about 21 miles (34 km) east of Bourges at the junction of the D50 with the D26 road.