Meillant
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Meillant (French pronunciation: [mɛjɑ̃]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.[3]
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Meillant | |
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Chateau | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Meillant | |
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| Coordinates: 46°46′54″N 2°30′20″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Intercommunality | CC Cœur de France |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Claude Julien[1] |
Area 1 | 40.6 km2 (15.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 645 |
| • Density | 15.9/km2 (41.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18142 /18200 |
| Elevation | 152–288 m (499–945 ft) (avg. 184 m or 604 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 745 | — |
| 1968 | 772 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 658 | −14.8% |
| 1982 | 684 | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 749 | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 792 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 781 | −1.4% |
Sights
- The church of St. Aubin, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The thirteenth-century château de Meillant, once the home of the house of Amboise.
- Several houses dating from the sixteenth century.
- A seventeenth-century washhouse at the hamlet of Saint-Rhamble.
- Traces of a 17th-century priory.
- The sixteenth-century chapel at the chateau.
- Some parts of the convent of Saint Catherine.
- A museum at the chateau.
