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Also known as Mer-sur-Loire
French commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
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Mer is a commune in France, situated within the Centre-Val de Loire region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Mer and is located in the arrondissement of Blois. The municipality shares borders with Avaray, La Chapelle-Saint-Martin-en-Plaine, Courbouzon, and Séris. Its associated electoral district is the canton of la Beauce.
The area of Mer is 26.47 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 116 meters. The population is recorded as 6,399, comprising 2,998 males and 3,240 females. The postal code for the commune is 41500.
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Place details
- Locality
- Mer
- Region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Country
- France
- Population
- 5,830
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Department
- Loir-et-Cher
- Arrondissement
- Blois
- Canton
- La Beauce
- Intercommunality
- Beauce Val de Loire
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Vincent Robin
- Area
- 26.47 km (10.22 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 6,250
- Density
- 236/km (612/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)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Mer
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Blois
- Population
- 6211
- Area
- 26.47
- Elevation
- 98
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Mer
- Shares border with
- La Chapelle-Saint-Martin-en-Plaine
- Official website
- mer41.fr
- Image
- Mer centre-ville.jpg
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- Commons category
- Mer (Loir-et-Cher)
- postal code
- 41500
- associated electoral district
- canton of la Beauce
- male population
- 2998
- female population
- 3240
- different from
- Mer
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-54-81-40-80
- fax number
- +33-2-54-81-40-89
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
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
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