Rivière· 63 segments
Le Cher
Crosses 7 administrative regions : Allier, Cher, Creuse, Indre, Indre-et-Loire +2
Total length
393km
Max discharge
97,3m³/s
Max Strahler
5
Segments matched
63
River geography7 admin regions · 122 communes
7 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- CherCentre-Val de Loire · France121.0 kmin this dpt
- AllierAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France54.1 kmin this dpt
- Loir-et-CherCentre-Val de Loire · France31.9 kmin this dpt
- CreuseNouvelle-Aquitaine · France27.6 kmin this dpt
- Indre-et-LoireCentre-Val de Loire · France10.3 kmin this dpt
- Puy-de-DômeAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France8.9 kmin this dpt
- IndreCentre-Val de Loire · France6.7 kmin this dpt
122 communes (L5)For countries with L5
- Quincy9.63 km
- Vierzon8.90 km
- Villeneuve-sur-Cher8.76 km
- Saint-Amand-Montrond8.43 km
- Corquoy8.36 km
- Lunery7.64 km
- Chabris6.74 km
- Preuilly6.74 km
- Vallon-en-Sully6.62 km
- Couffy6.03 km
- Rougnat5.84 km
- Sainte-Thorette5.53 km
- Saint-Florent-sur-Cher5.21 km
- Château-sur-Cher5.05 km
- Morthomiers4.72 km
- Reugny4.60 km
- Gièvres4.29 km
- Saint-Victor4.24 km
- Lapan4.16 km
- Thénioux4.10 km
- Évaux-les-Bains3.78 km
- Bruère-Allichamps3.62 km
- Foëcy3.53 km
- La Petite-Marche3.50 km
- Brinay3.45 km
- Saint-Julien-sur-Cher3.41 km
- Selles-sur-Cher3.33 km
- Méry-sur-Cher3.23 km
- Langon3.20 km
- Saint-Genest3.18 km
- Lételon3.14 km
- Saint-Hilaire3.14 km
- Azay-sur-Cher3.12 km
- Mazirat2.95 km
- Civray-de-Touraine2.86 km
- Nozières2.80 km
- La Chapelle-Montmartin2.79 km
- Le Subdray2.69 km
- Nassigny2.64 km
- Sainte-Thérence2.61 km
- Charron2.57 km
- Lavault-Sainte-Anne2.50 km
- Fontanières2.35 km
- Chard2.32 km
- Teillet-Argenty2.29 km
- La Celle2.21 km
- Les Mars2.20 km
- Chambonchard2.08 km
- Saint-Marcel-en-Marcillat2.04 km
- Meaulne1.94 km
- Colombiers1.93 km
- Épineuil-le-Fleuriel1.90 km
- Estivareilles1.85 km
- Dontreix1.80 km
- Noyers-sur-Cher1.77 km
- Bléré1.73 km
- Vallenay1.72 km
- Montluçon1.72 km
- Meillant1.68 km
- La Perche1.67 km
- Saint-Georges-sur-Cher1.63 km
- Audes1.62 km
- Auzances1.58 km
- Châtillon-sur-Cher1.55 km
- Chenonceaux1.50 km
- Saint-Georges-sur-la-Prée1.45 km
- Lignerolles1.37 km
- Villefranche-sur-Cher1.36 km
- Châteauneuf-sur-Cher1.35 km
- Braize1.34 km
- Désertines1.33 km
- Uzay-le-Venon1.30 km
- Crézançay-sur-Cher1.24 km
- Saint-Victor-en-Marche1.19 km
- Vaux1.16 km
- Urçay1.14 km
- Chissay-en-Touraine1.13 km
- Saint-Silvain-Montaigut1.11 km
- Limeux1.10 km
- Saint-Loup0.85 km
- Venesmes0.84 km
- Saint-Maurice-près-Pionsat0.75 km
- Chisseaux0.63 km
- Orval0.48 km
- Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois0.47 km
- Billy0.43 km
- Véretz0.42 km
- Saint-Hilaire-de-Court0.37 km
- Villebret0.32 km
- Ainay-le-Vieil0.21 km
- La Brionne0.15 km
- Seigy0.14 km
- Budelière0.13 km
- Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux0.08 km
- Francueil0.06 km
- Meusnes0.00 km
- Chavannes0.00 km
- Montlouis-sur-Loire0.00 km
- Coust0.00 km
- Bussières0.00 km
- La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin0.00 km
- Sainte-Lunaise0.00 km
- La Croix-en-Touraine0.00 km
- Saint-Caprais0.00 km
- Arçay0.00 km
- Plou0.00 km
- Châtelard0.00 km
- Lioux-les-Monges0.00 km
- Maillet0.00 km
- Domérat0.00 km
- Cerbois0.00 km
- Mehun-sur-Yèvre0.00 km
- Montaigut-le-Blanc0.00 km
- Lye0.00 km
- Maray0.00 km
- La Vernelle0.00 km
- Mennetou-sur-Cher0.00 km
- Bouzais0.00 km
- Drevant0.00 km
- Châtres-sur-Cher0.00 km
- Saint-Loup-des-Chaumes0.00 km
- Farges-Allichamps0.00 km
30 intersecting protected areas
Plateau de Chabris / La Chapelle - Montmartin
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Coteaux, bois et marais calcaires de la Champagne Berrichonne
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Vallée de la Gartempe sur l'ensemble de son cours et affluents
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Vallée du Cher et coteaux, forêt de Grosbois
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Prairies du Fouzon
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Gorges de la Tardes et Vallée du Cher
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Gorges du Haut-Cher
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Le Patouillet
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
couffy
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
21 more protected areassorted by area
bois du patouillet (le)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
Chaumes Du Verniller
IUCN IVNational Nature Reserve
prairies du fouzon (les)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
chatillon sur cher
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
pelouses du patouillet (les)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
meusnes
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
ile de rozay (l\')
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
pres de la limite (les)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
pres de saint loup (les)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
noyers sur cher
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
chanteloup
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
chaumes du verniller (les)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
tour au lievre (la)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
ile du prieure (l\')
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
sablons de corquoy (les)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
marais de chavannes (le)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
Land acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
cabochon (le)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
ile marie (l\')
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
vallee au lievre (la)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
hauts de lapan (les)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
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Species present
6 205 distinct species · 272 335 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 41 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Le Cher : 38 espèces + 3 bulles famille, 66 interactions GloBI documentées sur 7 types (connectance 8.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 3 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology (HydroRIVERS v10)
Total length
393km
Max discharge
97,3m³/s
Max Strahler
5
Segments matched
63
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.