Cher (department)
Cher
Char | |
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Prefecture building in Bourges | |
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Flag | |
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 (LR) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,235 km2 (2,793 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 298,660 |
| • Rank | 76th |
| • Density | 41.28/km2 (106.9/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.