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Also known as Cher (department)

French department

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Wikidata facts

Named after
Cher
Official name
Cher
Country
France
Contains
Bourges
Capital
Bourges
Population
298660
Area
7235
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Yonne
Official website
www.departement18.fr
Image
Bourges - Préfecture du Cher -013.jpg
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Commons category
Cher (department)
inception
1790-03-04
topic's main category
Category:Cher (department)
Commons gallery
Cher (department)
category for people born here
Category:Births in Cher
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Cher
category of associated people
Category:People from Cher (department)
annual number of weddings
884
social media followers
3800
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Encyclopedic overview

Cher (/ʃɛər/ SHAIR; French: [ʃɛʁ] ; Berrichon: Char) is a department in central France, part of the Centre-Val de Loire region. Named after the river Cher, its prefecture is Bourges. In 2023, it had a population of 298,660.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cher” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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