Primelles

Primelles
Commune
The church of Saint-Laurent, in Primelles
Location of Primelles
Primelles Primelles
Coordinates: 46°55′45″N 2°12′50″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Chârost
Intercommunality	CC FerCher
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Bonnet
Area 1	26.57 km2 (10.26 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	191
• Density	7.19/km2 (18.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18188 /18400
Elevation	133–173 m (436–568 ft) (avg. 151 m or 495 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising two villages and a couple of hamlets, situated on the banks of the river Pontet, some 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D99 and the D87 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	336	—
1975	302	−1.51%
1982	264	−1.90%
1990	247	−0.83%
1999	261	+0.61%
2007	262	+0.05%
2012	250	−0.93%
2017	247	−0.24%
2023	191	−4.19%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church of St. Laurent, dating from the twelfth century.
• Two feudal mottes.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department