Orcenais

Orcenais

Orcenais
Administration
Country France
Region Centre
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton Saint-Amand-Montrond
Intercommunality Cœur de France
Mayor Christian Gomesse
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 162–241 m (531–791 ft)
(avg. 172 m/564 ft)
Land area1 18.93 km2 (7.31 sq mi)
Population2 285  (2008)
 - Density 15 /km2 (39 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18171/ 18200
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.

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

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Geography

An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming comprising a village and several hamlets situated some 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Bourges, near the junction of the D925 with the D112 road. The small river Vilaine forms most of the commune’s eastern border.

Population

Historical population of Orcenais
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 281 312 270 233 265 288 285

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