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Available in 88 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-88" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">88 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(d%C3%A9partement)" title="Cher (département) – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Cher (département)" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-als mw-list-item"><a href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9partement_Cher" title="Département Cher – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Département Cher" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1_(%D8%A5%D9%82%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85_%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A)" title="شار (إقليم فرنسي) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="شار (إقليم فرنسي)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Char" title="Char – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Char" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frp mw-list-item"><a href="https://frp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C2%B7%C3%A8r_(d%C3%A8partement)" title="Ch·èr (dèpartement) – Arpitan" lang="frp" hreflang="frp" data-title="Ch·èr (dèpartement)" data-language-autonym="Arpetan" data-language-local-name="Arpitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Arpetan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eer_(departament)" title="Şer (departament) – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Şer (departament)" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(Hoat-kok_%C3%AA_ko%C4%81n)" title="Cher (Hoat-kok ê koān) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Cher (Hoat-kok ê koān)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D1%8D%D1%80_(%D0%B4%D1%8D%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82)" title="Шэр (дэпартамент) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Шэр (дэпартамент)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D1%8D%D1%80_(%D0%B4%D1%8D%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%8D%D0%BD%D1%82)" title="Шэр (дэпартамэнт) – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Шэр (дэпартамэнт)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B5%D1%80_(%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82)" title="Шер (департамент) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Шер (департамент)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9partement_Cher" title="Département Cher – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Département Cher" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(departamant)" title="Cher (departamant) – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Cher (departamant)" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(departament)" title="Cher (departament) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Cher (departament)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B5%D1%80_(%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82)" title="Шер (департамент) – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Шер (департамент)" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher" title="Cher – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Cher" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(departement)" title="Cher (departement) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Cher (departement)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(d%C3%A9partement)" title="Cher (département) – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Cher (département)" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(departement)" title="Cher (departement) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Cher (departement)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9partement_Cher" title="Département Cher – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Département Cher" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheri_departemang" title="Cheri departemang – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Cheri departemang" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CE%B5%CF%81_(%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%BC%CF%8C%CF%82)" title="Σερ (νομός) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Σερ (νομός)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(departamento)" title="Cher (departamento) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Cher (departamento)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(departemento)" title="Cher (departemento) – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Cher (departemento)" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(departamendua)" title="Cher (departamendua) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Cher (departamendua)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%B1_(%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%87)" title="شر (فرانسه) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="شر (فرانسه)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(d%C3%A9partement)" title="Cher (département) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Cher (département)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(d%C3%A9partement)" title="Cher (département) – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Cher (département)" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departamento_de_Cher" title="Departamento de Cher – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Departamento de Cher" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher-s%C3%A9n" title="Cher-sén – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Cher-sén" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%85%B0%EB%A5%B4_(%EB%8D%B0%ED%8C%8C%EB%A5%B4%ED%8A%B8%EB%A7%9D)" title="셰르 (데파르트망) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="셰르 (데파르트망)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%87%D5%A5%D6%80_(%D5%A3%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%BC)" title="Շեր (գավառ) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Շեր (գավառ)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(departemen)" title="Cher (departemen) – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Cher (departemen)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departimento_Cher" title="Departimento Cher – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Departimento Cher" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B5%D1%80_(%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82)" title="Шер (департамент) – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Шер (департамент)" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(s%C3%BDsla)" title="Cher (sýsla) – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Cher (sýsla)" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(dipartimento)" title="Cher (dipartimento) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Cher (dipartimento)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(department)" title="Cher (department) – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Cher (department)" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A8%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%93%E1%83%94%E1%83%9E%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98" title="შერის დეპარტამენტი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="შერის დეპარტამენტი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B5%D1%80_(%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82)" title="Шер (департамент) – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Шер (департамент)" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher" title="Cher – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Cher" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kg mw-list-item"><a href="https://kg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(kizunga)" title="Cher (kizunga) – Kongo" lang="kg" hreflang="kg" data-title="Cher (kizunga)" data-language-autonym="Kongo" data-language-local-name="Kongo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kongo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(dipartim%C3%ABnt)" title="Cher (dipartimënt) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Cher (dipartimënt)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carus_(praefectura_Franciae)" title="Carus (praefectura Franciae) – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Carus (praefectura Franciae)" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0%C4%93ra_(departaments)" title="Šēra (departaments) – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Šēra (departaments)" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departement_Cher" title="Departement Cher – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Departement Cher" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0eras_(departamentas)" title="Šeras (departamentas) – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Šeras (departamentas)" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(departement)" title="Cher (departement) – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Cher (departement)" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(dipartiment)" title="Cher (dipartiment) – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Cher (dipartiment)" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(megye)" title="Cher (megye) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Cher (megye)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B5%D1%80_(%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD)" title="Шер (департман) – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Шер (департман)" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(departemanta)" title="Cher (departemanta) – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Cher (departemanta)" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0_(%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8)" title="शेर (फ्रान्स) – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="शेर (फ्रान्स)" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher" title="Cher – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Cher" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(departement)" title="Cher (departement) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Cher (departement)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E7%9C%8C" title="シェール県 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="シェール県" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B5%D0%B3%D3%80_(%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82)" title="ШегӀ (департамент) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="ШегӀ (департамент)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(Department)" title="Cher (Department) – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Cher (Department)" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(departement)" title="Cher (departement) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Cher (departement)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departementet_Cher" title="Departementet Cher – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Departementet Cher" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departament_de_Char" title="Departament de Char – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Departament de Char" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(departament)" title="Cher (departament) – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Cher (departament)" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B6%D9%84%D8%B9_%D8%B4%D8%B1" title="ضلع شر – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="ضلع شر" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipartiment_d%C3%ABl_Cher" title="Dipartiment dël Cher – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Dipartiment dël Cher" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(Bezirk)" title="Cher (Bezirk) – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Cher (Bezirk)" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(departament)" title="Cher (departament) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Cher (departament)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(departamento)" title="Cher (departamento) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Cher (departamento)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(departament)" title="Cher (departament) – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Cher (departament)" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B5%D1%80_(%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82)" title="Шер (департамент) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Шер (департамент)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(depairtment)" title="Cher (depairtment) – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Cher (depairtment)" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(departament)" title="Cher (departament) – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Cher (departament)" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(department)" title="Cher (department) – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Cher (department)" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(departement)" title="Cher (departement) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Cher (departement)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(departma)" title="Cher (departma) – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Cher (departma)" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B5%D1%80_(%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD)" title="Шер (департман) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Шер (департман)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(departman)" title="Cher (departman) – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Cher (departman)" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(departementti)" title="Cher (departementti) – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Cher (departementti)" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_(departement)" title="Cher (departement) – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Cher (departement)" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C" title="จังหวัดแชร์ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="จังหวัดแชร์" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8_%D0%A8%D0%B5%D1%80" title="Департаменти Шер – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Департаменти Шер" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher,_Fransa" title="Cher, Fransa – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Cher, Fransa" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B5%D1%80_(%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82)" title="Шер (департамент) – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Шер (департамент)" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%B1_(%D9%85%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%85%DB%81)" title="شر (محکمہ) – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="شر (محکمہ)" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher,_Centre-Val_de_Loire" title="Cher, Centre-Val de Loire – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Cher, Centre-Val de Loire" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vo mw-list-item"><a href="https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher" title="Cher – Volapük" lang="vo" hreflang="vo" data-title="Cher" data-language-autonym="Volapük" data-language-local-name="Volapük" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Volapük</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher" title="Cher – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Cher" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B0%A2%E5%B0%94%E7%9C%81" title="谢尔省 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="谢尔省" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>吴语</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Drapeau_fr_d%C3%A9partement_Cher.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Cher"><img alt="Flag of Cher" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Drapeau_fr_d%C3%A9partement_Cher.svg/100px-Drapeau_fr_d%C3%A9partement_Cher.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Drapeau_fr_d%C3%A9partement_Cher.svg/150px-Drapeau_fr_d%C3%A9partement_Cher.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Drapeau_fr_d%C3%A9partement_Cher.svg/200px-Drapeau_fr_d%C3%A9partement_Cher.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blason_d%C3%A9partement_fr_Cher.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of Cher"><img alt="Coat of arms of Cher" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Blason_d%C3%A9partement_fr_Cher.svg/91px-Blason_d%C3%A9partement_fr_Cher.svg.png" decoding="async" width="91" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Blason_d%C3%A9partement_fr_Cher.svg/136px-Blason_d%C3%A9partement_fr_Cher.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Blason_d%C3%A9partement_fr_Cher.svg/182px-Blason_d%C3%A9partement_fr_Cher.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="660" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link"><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Cher" class="mw-redirect" title="Coat of arms of Cher">Coat of arms</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cher-Position.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Cher in France"><img alt="Location of Cher in France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Cher-Position.svg/250px-Cher-Position.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="273" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Cher-Position.svg/375px-Cher-Position.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Cher-Position.svg/500px-Cher-Position.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="507" data-file-height="553" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location of Cher in France</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Cher_(department)&params=47_0_N_2_35_E_region:FR_type:adm2nd"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">47°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">2°35′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">47.000°N 2.583°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">47.000; 2.583</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">France</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_France" title="Regions of France">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Centre-Val_de_Loire" title="Centre-Val de Loire">Centre-Val de Loire</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Prefectures_in_France" title="Prefectures in France">Prefecture</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges">Bourges</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Subprefectures_in_France" title="Subprefectures in France">Subprefectures</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><b></b><a href="/wiki/Saint-Amand-Montrond" title="Saint-Amand-Montrond">Saint-Amand-Montrond</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Vierzon" title="Vierzon">Vierzon</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_departmental_councils_(France)" title="List of presidents of departmental councils (France)">President of the Departmental Council</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Jacques Fleury<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/The_Republicans_(France)" title="The Republicans (France)">LR</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_area"><a href="#endnote_area">1</a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">7,235 km<sup>2</sup> (2,793 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2021)<sup id="cite_ref-popleg2021_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-popleg2021-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">299,573</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_French_departments_by_population" title="List of French departments by population">76th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">41/km<sup>2</sup> (110/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B1" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+1">UTC+1</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_European_Time" title="Central European Time">CET</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B2" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+2">UTC+2</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_European_Summer_Time" title="Central European Summer Time">CEST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Departments_of_France" title="Departments of France">Department number</a></th><td class="infobox-data">18</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Arrondissements_of_France" title="Arrondissements of France">Arrondissements</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Arrondissements_of_the_Cher_department" title="Arrondissements of the Cher department">3</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Cantons_in_France" class="mw-redirect" title="Cantons in France">Cantons</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cantons_of_the_Cher_department" title="Cantons of the Cher department">19</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Communes_in_France" class="mw-redirect" title="Communes in France">Communes</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Communes_of_the_Cher_department" title="Communes of the Cher department">287</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_area"><b><a href="#ref_area">^1</a></b></span> French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km<sup>2</sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Cher</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ʃ/: 'sh' in 'shy'">ʃ</span><span title="/ɛər/: 'are' in 'bare'">ɛər</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling"><span style="font-size:90%">SHAIR</span></i></a>, <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">French:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="fr-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/French" title="Help:IPA/French">[ʃɛʁ]</a></span> <span class="noprint"><span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="ext-phonos-PhonosButton noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/2\/26\/Fr-cher.ogg\/Fr-cher.ogg.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"Fr-cher.ogg"},"classes":["ext-phonos-PhonosButton","noexcerpt","ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/26/Fr-cher.ogg/Fr-cher.ogg.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label"></span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/wiki/File:Fr-cher.ogg" title="File:Fr-cher.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span>; <a href="/wiki/Berrichon_dialect" title="Berrichon dialect">Berrichon</a>: <i>Char</i>) is a <a href="/wiki/Departments_of_France" title="Departments of France">department</a> in central France, part of the <a href="/wiki/Centre-Val_de_Loire" title="Centre-Val de Loire">Centre-Val de Loire</a> <a href="/wiki/Regions_of_France" title="Regions of France">region</a>. Named after the river <a href="/wiki/Cher_(river)" title="Cher (river)">Cher</a>, its <a href="/wiki/Prefectures_in_France" title="Prefectures in France">prefecture</a> is <a href="/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges">Bourges</a>. In 2019, it had a population of 302,306.<sup id="cite_ref-pop2019_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pop2019-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cher_(department)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cher is one of the original 83 departments created during the <a href="/wiki/French_Revolution" title="French Revolution">French Revolution</a> on 4 March 1790. Most of it was created, along with the adjacent department of <a href="/wiki/Indre" title="Indre">Indre</a> from the former province of <a href="/wiki/Berry_(province)" class="mw-redirect" title="Berry (province)">Berry</a>. The southeastern corner of the department, however, was part of the <a href="/wiki/Bourbonnais" title="Bourbonnais">Duchy of Bourbon</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cher_(department)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The department is part of the current <a href="/wiki/Regions_of_France" title="Regions of France">administrative region</a> of <a href="/wiki/Centre-Val_de_Loire" title="Centre-Val de Loire">Centre-Val de Loire</a>. It is surrounded by the departments of <a href="/wiki/Indre" title="Indre">Indre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Loir-et-Cher" title="Loir-et-Cher">Loir-et-Cher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Loiret" title="Loiret">Loiret</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ni%C3%A8vre" title="Nièvre">Nièvre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Allier" title="Allier">Allier</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Creuse" title="Creuse">Creuse</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Principal_towns">Principal towns</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cher_(department)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Principal towns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The most populous commune is <a href="/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges">Bourges</a>, the prefecture. As of 2019, there are 8 communes with more than 5,000 inhabitants:<sup id="cite_ref-pop2019_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pop2019-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Commune </th> <th>Population (2019) </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges">Bourges</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">64,541 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vierzon" title="Vierzon">Vierzon</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">25,464 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Saint-Doulchard" title="Saint-Doulchard">Saint-Doulchard</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">9,607 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Saint-Amand-Montrond" title="Saint-Amand-Montrond">Saint-Amand-Montrond</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">9,488 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mehun-sur-Y%C3%A8vre" title="Mehun-sur-Yèvre">Mehun-sur-Yèvre</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">6,555 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Saint-Florent-sur-Cher" title="Saint-Florent-sur-Cher">Saint-Florent-sur-Cher</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">6,442 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Aubigny-sur-N%C3%A8re" title="Aubigny-sur-Nère">Aubigny-sur-Nère</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">5,502 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Saint-Germain-du-Puy" title="Saint-Germain-du-Puy">Saint-Germain-du-Puy</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">5,041 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cher_(department)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The inhabitants of the department are called <i>Chériens</i> or <i>Berrichons</i> after the former province of <a href="/wiki/Berry_(province)" class="mw-redirect" title="Berry (province)">Berry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:30em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr valign="top"><td style="padding:0 0.5em"><table style="border-spacing:0;width:15em"><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Per annum growth rate" class="abbr-header">±% p.a.</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1791</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">207,541</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1801</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">217,785</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.48%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1806</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">228,158</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.93%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1821</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">239,561</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.33%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1831</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">256,059</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+0.67%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1841</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">273,645</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.67%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1851</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">306,261</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.13%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1861</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">323,393</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.55%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1872</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">335,392</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.33%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1881</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">351,405</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+0.52%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1891</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">359,276</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.22%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1901</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">345,543</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.39%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1911</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">337,810</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.23%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1921</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">304,800</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−1.02%</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="padding:0 0.5em;border-left:solid 1px #aaa"><table style="border-spacing:0;width:15em"><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Per annum growth rate" class="abbr-header">±% p.a.</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1931</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">293,918</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−0.36%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1936</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">288,695</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.36%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1946</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">286,070</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.09%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1954</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">284,376</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.07%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1962</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">293,514</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.40%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1968</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">304,601</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+0.62%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1975</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">316,350</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.54%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1982</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">320,174</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.17%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1990</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">321,559</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.05%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1999</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">314,428</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.25%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2006</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">314,676</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+0.01%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2011</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">311,694</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.19%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2016</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">307,110</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.30%</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000)"><div class="center"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Notice plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-notice" role="presentation" style="width:100%;margin:0;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" 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There is more info on <a href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334940" class="extiw" title="phab:T334940">Phabricator</a> and on <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Graph/Plans" class="extiw" title="mw:Extension:Graph/Plans">MediaWiki.org</a>.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">Sources:<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cher_(department)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The President of the General Council is <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jacques_Fleury&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jacques Fleury (page does not exist)">Jacques Fleury</a> of <a href="/wiki/The_Republicans_(France)" title="The Republicans (France)">The Republicans</a>, elected in July 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Party</th> <th>seats </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0051AE"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Union_for_a_Popular_Movement" title="Union for a Popular Movement">Union for a Popular Movement</a></td> <td align="right">10 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E3265B"><span style="color:white; font-size:190%;">•</span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Party_(France)" title="Socialist Party (France)">Socialist Party</a></td> <td align="right">9 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4002A"><span style="color:white; font-size:190%;">•</span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/French_Communist_Party" title="French Communist Party">French Communist Party</a></td> <td align="right">7 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #ADC1FD"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Miscellaneous_Right" class="mw-redirect" title="Miscellaneous Right">Miscellaneous Right</a></td> <td align="right">5 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #FFC0C0"><span style="color:white; font-size:190%;">•</span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Miscellaneous_Left" class="mw-redirect" title="Miscellaneous Left">Miscellaneous Left</a></td> <td align="right">4 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_National_Assembly_representatives">Current National Assembly representatives</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cher_(department)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Current National Assembly representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Constituency</th> <th>Member<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Party </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #FFEB00"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cher%27s_1st_constituency" title="Cher's 1st constituency">1st</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Cormier-Bouligeon" title="François Cormier-Bouligeon">François Cormier-Bouligeon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/La_R%C3%A9publique_En_Marche!" class="mw-redirect" title="La République En Marche!">La République En Marche!</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #EF5327"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cher%27s_2nd_constituency" title="Cher's 2nd constituency">2nd</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nadia_Essayan" title="Nadia Essayan">Nadia Essayan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Movement_(France)" title="Democratic Movement (France)">MoDem</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #FFEB00"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cher%27s_3rd_constituency" title="Cher's 3rd constituency">3rd</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lo%C3%AFc_Kervran" title="Loïc Kervran">Loïc Kervran</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/La_R%C3%A9publique_En_Marche!" class="mw-redirect" title="La République En Marche!">La République En Marche!</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tourism">Tourism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cher_(department)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Tourism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges">Bourges</a> Cathedral of St. Étienne is a major tourist attraction. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bourges_-_002_-_Low_Res.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bourges Cathedral"><img alt="Bourges Cathedral" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Bourges_-_002_-_Low_Res.jpg/120px-Bourges_-_002_-_Low_Res.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Bourges_-_002_-_Low_Res.jpg/180px-Bourges_-_002_-_Low_Res.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Bourges_-_002_-_Low_Res.jpg/240px-Bourges_-_002_-_Low_Res.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1185" data-file-height="889" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Bourges_Cathedral" title="Bourges Cathedral">Bourges Cathedral</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jacques_Coeur_Palace_main_tower.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Bourges"><img alt="Bourges" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Jacques_Coeur_Palace_main_tower.JPG/90px-Jacques_Coeur_Palace_main_tower.JPG" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Jacques_Coeur_Palace_main_tower.JPG/135px-Jacques_Coeur_Palace_main_tower.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Jacques_Coeur_Palace_main_tower.JPG/180px-Jacques_Coeur_Palace_main_tower.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Bourges" title="Bourges">Bourges</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Apremont_sur_Allier.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Apremont-sur-Allier"><img alt="Apremont-sur-Allier" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Apremont_sur_Allier.jpg/120px-Apremont_sur_Allier.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="62" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Apremont_sur_Allier.jpg/180px-Apremont_sur_Allier.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Apremont_sur_Allier.jpg/240px-Apremont_sur_Allier.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1594" data-file-height="818" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Apremont-sur-Allier" title="Apremont-sur-Allier">Apremont-sur-Allier</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Noirlac_abbey_facade_east.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Noirlac Abbey"><img alt="Noirlac Abbey" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Noirlac_abbey_facade_east.jpg/120px-Noirlac_abbey_facade_east.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Noirlac_abbey_facade_east.jpg/180px-Noirlac_abbey_facade_east.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Noirlac_abbey_facade_east.jpg/240px-Noirlac_abbey_facade_east.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Bru%C3%A8re-Allichamps" title="Bruère-Allichamps">Noirlac Abbey</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Meillant_01_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Château de Meillant"><img alt="Château de Meillant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Meillant_01_2009.jpg/120px-Meillant_01_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Meillant_01_2009.jpg/180px-Meillant_01_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Meillant_01_2009.jpg/240px-Meillant_01_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3819" data-file-height="2381" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Château de <a href="/wiki/Meillant" title="Meillant">Meillant</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Languages">Languages</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cher_(department)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The historical languages are <a href="/wiki/Berrichon" class="mw-redirect" title="Berrichon">Berrichon</a> and the northern version of <a href="/wiki/Bourbonnais_dialects" title="Bourbonnais dialects">Bourbonnais</a>. These are both dialects of French, or the <a href="/wiki/Langues_d%27o%C3%AFl" title="Langues d'oïl">Langues d'oïl</a>. They are named respectively after the former Province of Berry and the former Duchy of Bourbon. Some 11 communes in the extreme South used to speak <a href="/wiki/Occitan_language" title="Occitan language">Occitan</a>. </p><p>The old dialects were in widespread use until the middle decades of the twentieth century and incorporated major regional variations within the department, influenced by the dialects of adjacent regions near the departmental frontiers. During the twentieth century government educational policy promoted a more <a href="/wiki/Language_policy_in_France#Third_Republic" title="Language policy in France">standardised version</a> of the French language. </p><p>In the extreme south of the department influence from the southern <a href="/wiki/Langue_d%27oc" class="mw-redirect" title="Langue d'oc">Occitan language</a> begins to appear, with "chambrat" being used in place of "grenier a foin" (hayloft), "betoulle" in place of "bouleau" (birch tree) and "aigue" in place of "eau" (water). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cher_(department)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cantons_of_the_Cher_department" title="Cantons of the Cher department">Cantons of the Cher 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