Civray, Cher

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of Civray

(2020–2026) Sonia Pazos-Monvoisin^[1]Area

40.87 km² (15.78 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

909 • Density22/km² (58/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

18066 /18290

Elevation125–162 m (410–531 ft)
(avg. 155 m or 509 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Pontet some 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Bourges at the junction of the N151 with the D88, D184 and D84 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	832	—
1968	893	+7.3%
1975	840	−5.9%
1982	813	−3.2%
1990	1,023	+25.8%
1999	1,004	−1.9%
2008	994	−1.0%

Sights

The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
Traces of a medieval castle.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.