Villefranche-sur-Cher

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Bruno Marechal^[1]Area27.23 km² (10.51 sq mi)Population2,635 • Density97/km² (250/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation82–123 m (269–404 ft)
(avg. 98 m or 322 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villefranche-sur-Cher (French pronunciation: [vilfʁɑ̃ʃ syʁ ʃɛʁ]), commonly known as Villefranche, is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department, central France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 421 —     1821 592 +1.22% 1846 1,363 +3.39% 1872 1,640 +0.71% 1901 1,707 +0.14% 1926 1,570 −0.33% 1946 1,443 −0.42% 1962 1,527 +0.35%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,540 +0.14% 1975 1,743 +1.78% 1982 2,055 +2.38% 1990 2,298 +1.41% 1999 2,409 +0.53% 2007 2,614 +1.03% 2012 2,746 +0.99% 2017 2,667 −0.58%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department

References