Mer, Loir-et-Cher

Mer (French pronunciation: [mɛʁ] ^ⓘ), also known as Mer-sur-Loire (pronounced [mɛʁ syʁ lwaʁ]; lit. 'Sea on Loire') for clarity, is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department, region of Centre-Val de Loire, France.^[3]

Mer
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Mer
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Coordinates: 47°41′57″N 1°30′30″E / 47.6992°N 1.5083°E / 47.6992; 1.5083
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Blois
Canton	La Beauce
Intercommunality	Beauce Val de Loire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Vincent Robin^[1]
Area ^1	26.47 km^2 (10.22 sq mi)
Population  (2021)^[2]	6,235
• Density	240/km^2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	41136 /41500
Elevation	72–116 m (236–381 ft) (avg. 98 m or 322 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 4,500 —     1800 3,507 −3.50% 1806 4,020 +2.30% 1821 3,531 −0.86% 1831 3,733 +0.56% 1836 3,878 +0.77% 1841 3,686 −1.01% 1846 3,900 +1.14% 1851 4,233 +1.65% 1856 3,965 −1.30% 1861 4,166 +0.99% 1866 4,269 +0.49% 1872 4,058 −0.84% 1876 4,021 −0.23% 1881 4,029 +0.04% 1886 4,046 +0.08% 1891 4,029 −0.08% 1896 3,797 −1.18%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 3,585 −1.14% 1906 3,595 +0.06% 1911 3,578 −0.09% 1921 3,223 −1.04% 1926 3,165 −0.36% 1931 2,912 −1.65% 1936 2,746 −1.17% 1946 2,821 +0.27% 1954 3,055 +1.00% 1962 3,477 +1.63% 1968 4,600 +4.78% 1975 5,158 +1.65% 1982 5,886 +1.90% 1990 5,950 +0.14% 1999 5,884 −0.12% 2007 5,844 −0.09% 2012 6,202 +1.20% 2017 6,238 +0.12%
Source: EHESS^[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[5]

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. "Commune de Mer (41136) − COG | Insee". www.insee.fr. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mer, EHESS (in French).
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Official website

 

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