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Cher | |
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![]() Prefecture building in Bourges | |
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![]() Location of Cher in France | |
Coordinates: 47°0′N 2°35′E / 47.000°N 2.583°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Prefecture | Bourges |
Subprefectures | Saint-Amand-Montrond Vierzon |
Government | |
• President of the Departmental Council | Jacques Fleury[1] (LR) |
Area | |
• Total | 7,235 km2 (2,793 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 299,573 |
• Rank | 76th |
• Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Department number | 18 |
Arrondissements | 3 |
Cantons | 19 |
Communes | 287 |
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2 |
Cher (/ʃɛər/ shair; French: [ʃɛʁ]; Berrichon: Char) is a department in central France, part of the Centre-Val de Loire region. Named after the river Cher, its prefecture is Bourges. In 2019, it had a population of 302,306.[3]