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
Coat of arms of Mer
Location of Mer
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Mer is located in France
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Mer
Mer is located in Centre-Val de Loire
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Mer
Coordinates: 47°41′57″N 1°30′30″E / 47.6992°N 1.5083°E / 47.6992; 1.5083
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoir-et-Cher
ArrondissementBlois
CantonLa Beauce
IntercommunalityBeauce Val de Loire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Vincent Robin[1]
Area
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26.47 km2 (10.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,235
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
41136 /41500
Elevation72–116 m (236–381 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.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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%
YearPop.±% 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

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References

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  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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Commune de Mer (41136)". INSEE. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mer, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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