Moulins-sur-Yèvre

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

Moulins-sur-Yèvre
Commune
Mairie of Moulins-sur-Yèvre
Location of Moulins-sur-Yèvre
Moulins-sur-Yèvre Moulins-sur-Yèvre
Coordinates: 47°05′01″N 2°31′05″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Avord
Intercommunality	CC Terres du Haut Berry
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Paul Berger
Area ^1	15.33 km^2 (5.92 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	852
• Density	56/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18158 /18390
Elevation	132–172 m (433–564 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Yèvre, some 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D46 with the N151 and the D156 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	407	—
1968	445	+9.3%
1975	421	−5.4%
1982	369	−12.4%
1990	382	+3.5%
1999	466	+22.0%
2008	601	+29.0%

Sights

• The church of St. Austrégésile, dating from the twelfth century.
• The chateau of Moulins.
• The fifteenth-century chateau of Maubranches.
• The chapel of Notre-Dame at Liesse, rebuilt in 1872.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• Postcard photos of the commune (in French)