Selles-sur-Cher

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Stella Cocheton^[1]Area25.74 km² (9.94 sq mi)Population4,342 • Density170/km² (440/sq mi)DemonymSellois.eTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation68–104 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.

Selles-sur-Cher (French pronunciation: [sɛl syʁ ʃɛʁ], lit. 'Selles on Cher') is a commune in the French department of Loir-et-Cher, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France.

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

Name

The commune was formerly known as Cellule, then Celle-Saint-Eusice, also spelled Selles-Saint-Eusice (IPA: [sɛl sɛ̃t‿øzis]), Selles-Notre-Dame, Selles-en-Berry (IPA: [sɛl ɑ̃ beʁi]), before changing to Selles-sur-Cher.^{[citation needed]}

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,143	—
1975	4,642	+1.64%
1982	5,018	+1.12%
1990	4,751	−0.68%
1999	4,775	+0.06%
2007	4,633	−0.38%
2012	4,616	−0.07%
2017	4,567	−0.21%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department

References