Cher (/ʃɛər/ SHAIR; French: [ʃɛʁ] ⓘ; Berrichon: Char) is a department in central France, part of the Centre-Val de Loire region.

The department is part of the current administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire.

It is surrounded by the departments of Indre, Loir-et-Cher, Loiret, Nièvre, Allier, and Creuse.

[4] The President of the General Council is Jacques Fleury of The Republicans, elected in July 2021.

During the twentieth century government educational policy promoted a more standardised version of the French language.