Léré, Cher

Léré (French pronunciation: [leʁe]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Léré
Commune
The collegiate church of Saint-Martin, in Léré
Coat of arms
Location of Léré
Léré Show map of France Léré Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°28′15″N 2°52′26″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Sancerre
Intercommunality	CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Renaud[1]
Area 1	15.98 km2 (6.17 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,095
• Density	69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18125 /18240
Elevation	132–198 m (433–650 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming area comprising a very small town and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Loire lateral canal in the valley of the river Loire, some 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D951, D751 and the D42 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	923	—
1968	923	+0.0%
1975	880	−4.7%
1982	925	+5.1%
1990	1,161	+25.5%
1999	1,296	+11.6%
2008	1,217	−6.1%

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the fourteenth century.
• A fifteenth-century manorhouse.
• The chateau of Villate, dating from the fifteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department