Argenvières

Argenvières

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Argenvières

Coordinates: 47°08′16″N 3°00′23″E / 47.1378°N 3.0064°ECoordinates: 47°08′16″N 3°00′23″E / 47.1378°N 3.0064°E
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Sancergues
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Claude Mauplin
Area1 14.72 km2 (5.68 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 458
  Density 31/km2 (81/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18012 / 18140
Elevation 156–192 m (512–630 ft)
(avg. 170 m or 560 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.

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

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and a hamlet situated by the banks of the river Loire and on the Canal Latéral à la Loire, some 30 miles (48 km) east of Bourges at the junction of the D45 with the D53 road.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962357    
1968403+12.9%
1975401−0.5%
1982402+0.2%
1990395−1.7%
1999435+10.1%
2008458+5.3%

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