Venesmes

Venesmes
Commune
The town hall in Venesmes
Coat of arms
Location of Venesmes
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Coordinates: 46°50′24″N 2°18′51″E / 46.84°N 2.3142°E / 46.84; 2.3142
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton	Trouy
Intercommunality	CC Arnon Boischaut Cher
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Bedouillat[1]
Area 1	31.76 km2 (12.26 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	799
• Density	25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18273 /18190
Elevation	131–188 m (430–617 ft) (avg. 148 m or 486 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Cher, about 17 miles (27 km) south of Bourges at the junction of the D14, D73 and the D940 roads.

• The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
• The ruins of the fifteenth-century castle of Aigues-Mortes.

• Communes of the Cher department

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