Groises

Groises
Commune
The town hall in Groises
Location of Groises
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Coordinates: 47°12′36″N 2°48′38″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Avord
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-Pierre Verneau
Area 1	17.63 km2 (6.81 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	129
• Density	7.32/km2 (19.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18104 /18140
Elevation	167–208 m (548–682 ft) (avg. 183 m or 600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A farming area comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of the river Chantraine, some 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D10, D44 and the D51 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	237	—
1975	225	−0.74%
1982	197	−1.88%
1990	155	−2.95%
1999	138	−1.28%
2007	138	+0.00%
2012	144	+0.85%
2017	131	−1.87%
2023	129	−0.26%
Source: INSEE

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department