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Bengy-sur-Craon |
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Bengy-sur-Craon
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Bourges |
| Canton | Baugy |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Nérondes |
| Mayor | Denis Durand (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 173–230 m (568–750 ft) (avg. 186 m/610 ft) |
| Land area1 | 35.24 km2 (13.61 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 668 (2008) |
| - Density | 19 /km2 (49 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18027/ 18520 |
| 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. | |
Bengy-sur-Craon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
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A farming area comprising the village and three hamlets situated by the banks of the river Craon, some 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Bourges at the junction of the D976 with the D102 and D10e roads. The commune is served by a TER railway link to Bourges.
The river Airain forms part of the commune's south-eastern border.
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 723 | 700 | 602 | 584 | 576 | 609 | 668 |