Sury-près-Léré
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Sury-près-Léré (French pronunciation: [syʁi pʁɛ leʁe], literally Sury near Léré) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Sury-près-Léré | |
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The church in Sury-près-Léré | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Sury-près-Léré | |
  Sury-près-Léré Location within France  Sury-près-Léré Location within Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Coordinates: 47°29′02″N 2°52′05″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Bourges |
| Canton | Sancerre |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Jean-Francois Castellano[1] |
Area 1 | 17.78 km2 (6.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 649 |
| • Density | 36.5/km2 (94.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18257 /18240 |
| Elevation | 132–238 m (433–781 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 the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Loire lateral canal about 36 miles (58 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D152 and the D751 roads. The river Loire forms the eastern boundary of the commune.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 331 | — |
| 1975 | 322 | −0.39% |
| 1982 | 378 | +2.32% |
| 1990 | 481 | +3.06% |
| 1999 | 509 | +0.63% |
| 2007 | 555 | +1.09% |
| 2012 | 543 | −0.44% |
| 2017 | 711 | +5.54% |
| 2023 | 649 | −1.51% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
