Jump to content

Selles-sur-Cher

Coordinates: 47°16′35″N 1°33′20″E / 47.2764°N 1.5556°E / 47.2764; 1.5556
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Selles-sur-Cher
Château de Selles-sur-Cher
Coat of arms of Selles-sur-Cher
Location of Selles-sur-Cher
Map
Selles-sur-Cher is located in France
Selles-sur-Cher
Selles-sur-Cher
Selles-sur-Cher is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Selles-sur-Cher
Selles-sur-Cher
Coordinates: 47°16′35″N 1°33′20″E / 47.2764°N 1.5556°E / 47.2764; 1.5556
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoir-et-Cher
ArrondissementRomorantin-Lanthenay
CantonSelles-sur-Cher
IntercommunalityVal-de-Cher-Controis
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stella Cocheton[1]
Area
1
25.74 km2 (9.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,342
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
DemonymSellois.e
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
41242 /41130
Elevation68–104 m (223–341 ft)
(avg. 86 m or 282 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Selles-sur-Cher (French pronunciation: [sɛl syʁ ʃɛʁ], lit.'Selles on Cher') is a commune in the French department of Loir-et-Cher, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France.

The name of the commune is known internationally for its goat cheese, Selles-sur-Cher, which was first made in the village in the 19th century.

Name

[edit]

The commune was formerly known as Cellule, then Celle-Saint-Eusice, also spelled Selles-Saint-Eusice (IPA: [sɛl sɛ̃t‿øzis]), Selles-Notre-Dame, Selles-en-Berry (IPA: [sɛl ɑ̃ beʁi]), before changing to Selles-sur-Cher.[citation needed]

Population

[edit]
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 4,143—    
1975 4,642+1.64%
1982 5,018+1.12%
1990 4,751−0.68%
1999 4,775+0.06%
2007 4,633−0.38%
2012 4,616−0.07%
2017 4,567−0.21%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE