Méreau

For other uses, see Méreau (disambiguation).

Méreau
The Chateau of Autry The Chateau of Autry
Coat of arms of Méreau Coat of arms
Méreau
Location within Centre region Méreau
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Lury-sur-Arnon
Intercommunality	Vals de Cher et d'Arnon
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Mornay
Area1	18.65 km2 (7.20 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	2,278
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18148 / 18120
Elevation	95–136 m (312–446 ft) (avg. 114 m or 374 ft)
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.

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

Geography

An area of farming and forestry, comprising the main village and five other villages and hamlets, situated by the banks of the river Arnon immediately south of Vierzon, at the junction of the D320, D18e and the D918 roads. Junction 7 of the A20 is within the commune’s borders.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	857	—
1968	979	+14.2%
1975	1,352	+38.1%
1982	1,756	+29.9%
1990	1,989	+13.3%
1999	2,002	+0.7%
2008	2,278	+13.8%

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The fifteenth-century chateau of Chevilly, with a dovecote and seventeenth century mill.
• The sixteenth-century chateau of Autry.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Méreau on the Quid website (French)