Osmoy, Cher

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

Location of Osmoy

(2020–2026) Eric Charoy^[1]Area

22.63 km² (8.74 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

267 • Density12/km² (31/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

18174 /18390

Elevation132–172 m (433–564 ft)
(avg. 140 m or 460 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Osmoy is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and a few hamlets situated by the banks of the river Yèvre, some 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D46 with the D179 and the D976 roads. It is home to the national police orphanage.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	220	—
1968	264	+20.0%
1975	228	−13.6%
1982	210	−7.9%
1990	265	+26.2%
1999	288	+8.7%
2008	174	−39.6%

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.