Marçais

Marçais

Marçais
Administration
Country France
Region Centre
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Saint-Amand-Montrond
Intercommunality Cœur de France
Mayor Michelle Rivet
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 177–241 m (581–791 ft)
(avg. 202 m/663 ft)
Land area1 29.03 km2 (11.21 sq mi)
Population2 307  (2008)
 - Density 11 /km2 (28 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18136/ 18170
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.

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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 of Marçais
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 437 484 424 372 371 324 307

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