Marseilles-lès-Aubigny

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Marseilles-lès-Aubigny
Loire lateral canal
Marseilles-lès-Aubigny
Coordinates: 47°04′06″N 3°00′50″E / 47.0683°N 3.0139°E / 47.0683; 3.0139Coordinates: 47°04′06″N 3°00′50″E / 47.0683°N 3.0139°E / 47.0683; 3.0139
Country France
Region Centre
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Sancergues
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Gilles Cornette
Area
 • Land1 9.88 km2 (3.81 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 687
 • Population2 Density 70/km2 (180/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18139 / 18320
Elevation 157–198 m (515–650 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 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.

Marseilles-lès-Aubigny is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A forestry and farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the rivers Aubois and Loire, some 25 miles (40 km) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D44 and the D81 roads. The commune has a small port on the Loire lateral canal.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 913—    
1968 963+5.5%
1975 917−4.8%
1982 876−4.5%
1990 802−8.4%
1999 691−13.8%
2008 687−0.6%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the twentieth century.
  • A museum.
  • The ruins of a feudal castle.

See also

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