Selles-sur-Cher

Selles-sur-Cher
Château de Selles-sur-Cher
Coat of arms
Selles-sur-Cher
Location within Centre region Selles-sur-Cher
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Romorantin-Lanthenay
Canton	Selles-sur-Cher
Intercommunality	Cher-Sologne
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Joël Graslin
Area1	25.74 km2 (9.94 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	4,775
• Density	190/km2 (480/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	41242 / 41130
Elevation	68–104 m (223–341 ft) (avg. 86 m or 282 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.

Selles-sur-Cher is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.

The name of the commune is known internationally for the goat's cheese, Selles-sur-Cher, that was first made in the village in the 19th century.

Demography

Historical population of Selles-sur-Cher

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007
Population	3 884	4 143	4 642	5 018	4 751	4 775	4 633
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department