Marçais

Marçais
Marçais

Coordinates: 46°41′52″N 2°22′16″E / 46.6978°N 2.3711°E / 46.6978; 2.3711Coordinates: 46°41′52″N 2°22′16″E / 46.6978°N 2.3711°E / 46.6978; 2.3711
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Saint-Amand-Montrond
Intercommunality Cœur de France
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Michelle Rivet
Area1 29.03 km2 (11.21 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 307
  Density 11/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 18136 / 18170
Elevation 177–241 m (581–791 ft)
(avg. 202 m or 663 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Marçais is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets, situated by the banks of the river Arnon some 28 miles (45 km) south of Bourges, at the junction of the D70, D112 and the D38 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962437    
1968484+10.8%
1975424−12.4%
1982372−12.3%
1990371−0.3%
1999324−12.7%
2008307−5.2%

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