Lunery

Lunery
Commune
The church of Saint-Albert, in Lunery
Location of Lunery
Lunery Location within France Lunery Location within Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 46°56′10″N 2°16′19″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Chârost
Intercommunality	CC FerCher
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sylvain Joly
Area 1	32.87 km2 (12.69 sq mi)
Elevation	135 m (443 ft)
Highest elevation	173 m (568 ft)
Lowest elevation	121 m (397 ft)
Population  (2023)	1,486
• Density	45.21/km2 (117.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18133 /18400
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A forestry and farming area comprising two villages and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Cher, some 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D103, D88, D35 and the D27 roads. The commune is served by a TER railway link to Bourges.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,329	—
1975	2,440	+0.67%
1982	2,021	−2.66%
1990	1,665	−2.39%
1999	1,536	−0.89%
2007	1,477	−0.49%
2012	1,467	−0.14%
2017	1,570	+1.37%
2023	1,486	−0.91%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church of St. Privé, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The chateau at Champroy.
• The church of St. Albert at Rosières, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The fifteenth-century manorhouse de La Vergne.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department