Oizon

Oizon
The Château of La Verrerie
Oizon
Location within Centre region Oizon
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Aubigny-sur-Nère
Intercommunality	Sauldre et Sologne
Government
• Mayor (2010–2014)	Béraud de Vogüé
Area1	62.03 km2 (23.95 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	722
• Density	12/km2 (30/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18170 / 18700
Elevation	184–326 m (604–1,070 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Oizon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of streams, lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 26 miles (42 km) north of Bourges at the junction of the D923, D39, D213 roads and also on the D7, D89 and D21 roads. The rivers Nère and Oizenotte flow through the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	596	—
1968	701	+17.6%
1975	660	−5.8%
1982	725	+9.8%
1990	776	+7.0%
1999	752	−3.1%
2008	722	−4.0%

Sights

• The church of St. Martial, dating from the thirteenth century.
• Château de la Verrerie (Cher)
• A watermill.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Oizon on the Quid website (French)