Bengy-sur-Craon

Bengy-sur-Craon

Railway station
Bengy-sur-Craon

Coordinates: 47°00′04″N 2°44′55″E / 47.0011°N 2.7486°ECoordinates: 47°00′04″N 2°44′55″E / 47.0011°N 2.7486°E
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Baugy
Intercommunality Pays de Nérondes
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Denis Durand
Area1 35.24 km2 (13.61 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 668
  Density 19/km2 (49/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18027 / 18520
Elevation 173–230 m (568–755 ft)
(avg. 186 m or 610 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.

Bengy-sur-Craon is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

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 southeastern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962723    
1968700−3.2%
1975602−14.0%
1982584−3.0%
1990576−1.4%
1999609+5.7%
2008668+9.7%

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