Cheverny

For the wine region, see Cheverny AOC.

Cheverny (French pronunciation: [ʃəvɛʁni]) is a commune in the French department of Loir-et-Cher, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire.^[3]

Cheverny
Commune
Château de Cheverny
Coat of arms
Location of Cheverny
Cheverny Show map of France Cheverny Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°30′00″N 1°27′40″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Blois
Canton	Vineuil
Intercommunality	CA Blois Agglopolys
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Lionella Gallard[1]
Area 1	33 km2 (13 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	908
• Density	28/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	41050 /41700
Elevation	78–116 m (256–381 ft) (avg. 85 m or 279 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It lies in the Loire Valley, about 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Blois.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	743	—
1975	715	−0.55%
1982	842	+2.36%
1990	900	+0.84%
1999	986	+1.02%
2007	942	−0.57%
2012	975	+0.69%
2017	956	−0.39%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

The commune is the site of the Château de Cheverny, used by the Belgian comic book creator Hergé as a model for his fictional "Château de Moulinsart" (Marlinspike Hall in English) in the Adventures of Tintin books.

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department