Mer, Loir-et-Cher

Mer
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Mer
Mer Mer
Coordinates: 47°41′57″N 1°30′30″E
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
Area 1	26.47 km2 (10.22 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	6,235
• Density	240/km2 (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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

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 and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department

External links

• Official website