Contres, Cher

Contres
Contres
Administration
Country	France
Region	Centre
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Dun-sur-Auron
Intercommunality	Le Dunois
Mayor	Daniel Bourret (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	160–175 m (520–574 ft) (avg. 172 m/564 ft)
Land area1	16.03 km2 (6.19 sq mi)
Population2	31  (2008)
- Density	2 /km2 (5.2 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18071/ 18130
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 46°52′08″N 2°29′24″E / 46.8688888889°N 2.49°E / 46.8688888889; 2.49

Contres is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

One of the smallest communes in all of France, by population, this farming and forestry village is situated some 15 miles (24 km) south of Bourges on the D14 road.

Population

Historical population of Contres, Cher

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
51	56	26	21	28	31	31

Places of interest

• The decommissioned church of St.Christophe, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Contres on the Quid website (French)