Couargues (French pronunciation: [kwaʁɡ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Couargues
Location of Couargues
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Couargues is located in France
Couargues
Couargues
Couargues is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Couargues
Couargues
Coordinates: 47°16′41″N 2°55′47″E / 47.2781°N 2.9297°E / 47.2781; 2.9297
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonSancerre
IntercommunalityCC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacqueline Boulay[1]
Area
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11.62 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
199
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18074 /18300
Elevation141–155 m (463–509 ft)
(avg. 178 m or 584 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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A farming area comprising five hamlets situated between the banks of the Loire and the canal parallel to the Loire, some 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D59 with the D206 and D259 roads.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962199—    
1968238+19.6%
1975224−5.9%
1982211−5.8%
1990207−1.9%
1999228+10.1%
2008210−7.9%

Sights

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The presbytery

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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