Limeux, Cher

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

Limeux
Commune
The church in Limeux
Coat of arms
Location of Limeux
Limeux Show map of France Limeux Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°04′32″N 2°06′34″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Mehun-sur-Yèvre
Intercommunality	CC Cœur de Berry
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Julien Yvon[1]
Area 1	13.17 km2 (5.08 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	168
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18128 /18120
Elevation	127–149 m (417–489 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.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets, situated between the valleys of the rivers Cher and Arnon some 12 miles (19 km) south of Vierzon at the junction of the D23 and the D123 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	157	—
1968	163	+3.8%
1975	144	−11.7%
1982	133	−7.6%
1990	158	+18.8%
1999	145	−8.2%
2008	149	+2.8%

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the eleventh century.
• The castle of Saragosse, built in the fourteenth century.
• The thirteenth-century chapel of the old priory of Saint-Laurent de Manzay.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

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