Villefranche-sur-Cher (French pronunciation: [vilfʁɑ̃ʃ syʁ ʃɛʁ], before 1962: Villefranche)[3] is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department, central France.
Villefranche-sur-Cher | |
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Commune | |
 Church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Villefranche-sur-Cher  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°17′39″N 1°46′15″E / 47.2942°N 1.7708°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher |
| Arrondissement | Romorantin-Lanthenay |
| Canton | Selles-sur-Cher |
| Intercommunality | Romorantinais et Monestois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Marechal[1] |
Area 1 | 27.23 km2 (10.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,635 |
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 41280 /41200 |
| Elevation | 82–123 m (269–404 ft) (avg. 98 m or 322 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
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See also
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edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Décret du 2 mars 1962 portant changement de nom de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0055, 7 March 1962, p. 2308.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Villefranche-sur-Cher, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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