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Villefranche-sur-Cher

Coordinates: 47°17′39″N 1°46′15″E / 47.2942°N 1.7708°E / 47.2942; 1.7708
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Villefranche-sur-Cher
Commune
Church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
Church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
Coat of arms of Villefranche-sur-Cher
Location of Villefranche-sur-Cher
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Villefranche-sur-Cher is located in France
Villefranche-sur-Cher
Villefranche-sur-Cher
Villefranche-sur-Cher is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Villefranche-sur-Cher
Villefranche-sur-Cher
Coordinates: 47°17′39″N 1°46′15″E / 47.2942°N 1.7708°E / 47.2942; 1.7708
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoir-et-Cher
ArrondissementRomorantin-Lanthenay
CantonSelles-sur-Cher
IntercommunalityRomorantinais et Monestois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bruno Marechal[1]
Area
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27.23 km2 (10.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,635
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
41280 /41200
Elevation82–123 m (269–404 ft)
(avg. 98 m or 322 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villefranche-sur-Cher (French pronunciation: [vilfʁɑ̃ʃ syʁ ʃɛʁ], before 1962: Villefranche)[3] is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department, central France.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 421—    
1821 592+1.22%
1846 1,363+3.39%
1872 1,640+0.71%
1901 1,707+0.14%
1926 1,570−0.33%
1946 1,443−0.42%
1962 1,527+0.35%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,540+0.14%
1975 1,743+1.78%
1982 2,055+2.38%
1990 2,298+1.41%
1999 2,409+0.53%
2007 2,614+1.03%
2012 2,746+0.99%
2017 2,667−0.58%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Décret du 2 mars 1962 portant changement de nom de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0055, 7 March 1962, p. 2308.
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Villefranche-sur-Cher, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE