Saint-Germain-du-Puy

Saint-Germain-du-Puy
Commune
Saint-Germain-du-Puy railway station
Location of Saint-Germain-du-Puy
Saint-Germain-du-Puy Saint-Germain-du-Puy
Coordinates: 47°06′00″N 2°28′55″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Saint-Germain-du-Puy
Intercommunality	CA Bourges Plus
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-Christine Baudouin
Area 1	21.63 km2 (8.35 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	4,924
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18213 /18390
Elevation	126–174 m (413–571 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Germain-du-Puy (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ dy pɥi]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

An area of both farming and light industry comprising a small suburban town and several hamlets situated on the banks of the rivers Colin and Yèvre, immediately east of Bourges at the junction of the N151 with the N142, D955 and D151 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,814	—
1975	4,262	+12.98%
1982	4,997	+2.30%
1990	5,085	+0.22%
1999	5,007	−0.17%
2007	4,846	−0.41%
2012	5,029	+0.74%
2017	5,085	+0.22%
Source: INSEE

53.3% of the population in Saint-Germain-du-Puy is more than 45 years old.

Sights

• The church of St. Germain, dating from the twentieth century.
• The château de Villemenard, built in the sixteenth century, now a farm.
• The two 16th-century watermills.
• The remains of a Roman aqueduct.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department